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nkaminar · 04-01-2021, 10:32 PM

As he said, no spark. He did not change the condenser so that was not it. He said that he changed the housing, which I take to mean the distributor body with wings that distributes the spark to the right plugs. He said that he changed the brass strap to the plug and that cured the lack of a spark at the plug. It is impossible for the brass strap to be bad so perhaps his fiddling with the distributor body cause it to conduct. As Boston Bruce said, the distributor body can go bad. It is possible that the distributor body failure was intermittent, which can be really frustrating because it can work some of the time and not work other times.

04-01-2021, 10:32 PM	#51
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Engine not starting - checked everything - no more idea As he said, no spark. He did not change the condenser so that was not it. He said that he changed the housing, which I take to mean the distributor body with wings that distributes the spark to the right plugs. He said that he changed the brass strap to the plug and that cured the lack of a spark at the plug. It is impossible for the brass strap to be bad so perhaps his fiddling with the distributor body cause it to conduct. As Boston Bruce said, the distributor body can go bad. It is possible that the distributor body failure was intermittent, which can be really frustrating because it can work some of the time and not work other times. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 04-01-2021 at 10:43 PM.