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Originally Posted by benji
i am not getting spark out of distributor on 59a engine.
i want to clean and file distributor points . It appears the distributor must be removed to do this due to accessability on front of engine. There is very little space due to radiator. Can the distributor be removed without removing radiator? If bolts are removed will it slide out? Please help.
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Have you done trouble-shooting to determine that the points are for sure the problem? Like put a voltmeter on the distributor side of the coil and turn the engine to see if that voltage drops from battery voltage to near zero as the points close. If you are seeing that voltage drop, the problem may be the coil instead of the points.
If, when the points are open, the voltage on the distributor side of the coil is lower than the battery side of the coil, you have a leaky condenser. Disconnect the condenser from the distributor terminal and see if you then get spark when cranking. If so, replace the condenser.