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Old 11-06-2011, 10:16 AM   #14
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Default Re: At my wits end, with this no-start problem!

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Originally Posted by steve norcal View Post
i had a simular problem . it turned out the hot wire to the points (under the point plate) was to close to the bottom plate causing it to short out intermittantly . i just bent it away from the plate maybe 1/8 " & all was good ............... steve
That might have been the problem 3 months ago, but he has changed out so many things now that there is no telling what is wrong now.

"Weak spark" might have been something as simple as wrong coil for the voltage of the car, or coil polarity hooked up backwards.
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