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JHFORD51 · 07-14-2020, 07:46 PM

My recently overhauled aluminum 0BA distributor won't spark. I sent it off and had it rebuilt while I was doing the rest of the engine. Here's what DOES work:

Cap and rotor
Condenser
Plug wires
Plugs
Coil
Hot wire to coil
Lead wire to distributor
High tension coil wire

Put a spare distributor in engine using all these same parts and she fires right up.

I have continuity to the dist body where I would expect it and isolation of the lead in wire to the points as I would expect.

I'm sure it ran fine on the distributor machine but I sure can't make it work. Any suggestions?

07-14-2020, 07:46 PM	#1
JHFORD51 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 259	8BA distributor will not make spark My recently overhauled aluminum 0BA distributor won't spark. I sent it off and had it rebuilt while I was doing the rest of the engine. Here's what DOES work: Cap and rotor Condenser Plug wires Plugs Coil Hot wire to coil Lead wire to distributor High tension coil wire Put a spare distributor in engine using all these same parts and she fires right up. I have continuity to the dist body where I would expect it and isolation of the lead in wire to the points as I would expect. I'm sure it ran fine on the distributor machine but I sure can't make it work. Any suggestions?