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Bob Johnson · 10-06-2010, 11:34 PM

Let me try to reason this out. You said "Good spark,good fuel,new condensor, coil,amp meter,points, retimed x8 ,distrutor cap and no air leaks." Also because it did not run at all the problem is not limited to just one cylinder. The video clearly shows the spark from #4 arcing over to #3. The solution, removing the spark wires, indicates that it is something with the electrical system. So what in the electrical system was not stated as "good". That would be ignition wire, spark plugs, distributor (excluding points and cap) and distributor shaft to cam. The ignition wire would not be fixed by your solution. That leaves the spark plugs and the distributor. So I have two possibilities.

1) All the spark plugs gaps are too small.
2) The linkage from the camshaft to the distributor rotor is messed up.

Bob

10-06-2010, 11:34 PM	#12
Bob Johnson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: California Posts: 1,021	Re: The No Start Phenomenon Solved! Let me try to reason this out. You said "Good spark,good fuel,new condensor, coil,amp meter,points, retimed x8 ,distrutor cap and no air leaks." Also because it did not run at all the problem is not limited to just one cylinder. The video clearly shows the spark from #4 arcing over to #3. The solution, removing the spark wires, indicates that it is something with the electrical system. So what in the electrical system was not stated as "good". That would be ignition wire, spark plugs, distributor (excluding points and cap) and distributor shaft to cam. The ignition wire would not be fixed by your solution. That leaves the spark plugs and the distributor. So I have two possibilities. 1) All the spark plugs gaps are too small. 2) The linkage from the camshaft to the distributor rotor is messed up. Bob