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Fuel, Spark, Not Starting.
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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 122281" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>The coil can be R&Rd either way. It's usually easier to drop the motor. Save yourself that p.i.t.a., it's not the problem. </p><p></p><p>The most likely source of your weak spark is the breaker points or the plug itself. Of course, you want to try a new plug...it's too easy to NOT try. My guess is that your points are lightly fouled, it doesn't take much. Verify the gap, give `em a few swipes with clean 600-grit sandpaper, followed by a good shot of contact cleaner. You can also wipe the contacts with a solvent-soaked rag, if you don't have contact cleaner. Brakleen is preferred, it leaves no residue. </p><p></p><p>The simple fact that you have any spark, at all, rules-out the coils. They either work or they don't. There is a chance that your condenser is dying. However, that is far less likely than a fouled plug or breaker points.</p><p></p><p> If you were referring to the plug cap being stripped, it's probably just the end of the HT lead. In that case, I'd simply clip 1/4-1/2" off the end...the shortest amount that will give you clean end, then screw the cap back on. It takes very little force, so take care not to strip the wire again. HT ignition leads don't grow back after trimming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 122281, member: 5"] The coil can be R&Rd either way. It's usually easier to drop the motor. Save yourself that p.i.t.a., it's not the problem. The most likely source of your weak spark is the breaker points or the plug itself. Of course, you want to try a new plug...it's too easy to NOT try. My guess is that your points are lightly fouled, it doesn't take much. Verify the gap, give `em a few swipes with clean 600-grit sandpaper, followed by a good shot of contact cleaner. You can also wipe the contacts with a solvent-soaked rag, if you don't have contact cleaner. Brakleen is preferred, it leaves no residue. The simple fact that you have any spark, at all, rules-out the coils. They either work or they don't. There is a chance that your condenser is dying. However, that is far less likely than a fouled plug or breaker points. If you were referring to the plug cap being stripped, it's probably just the end of the HT lead. In that case, I'd simply clip 1/4-1/2" off the end...the shortest amount that will give you clean end, then screw the cap back on. It takes very little force, so take care not to strip the wire again. HT ignition leads don't grow back after trimming. [/QUOTE]
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