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On 17 Dec 97, Bryan Carlson wrote:
> I followed Jim's last suggestion and borrowed an
> inductive timing light, and found not enough voltage to the thing to
> light either at the plug wire or at the coil wire.
The beauty of using an inductive timing light here is that it will
not respond to any amount of voltage, only to the flow of current.
If there is no spark, then no current flows, and there will be no
flash. So we know that you are not getting your plugs to spark over.
Are they gapped to .024-.028"? Do you have a Bosch capacitor?
I have swapped coils
> with a new (not Bosch) and with the old (Bosch) and have gotten the same
> voltage readings. I also followed Toby E's advise and located, removed,
> cleaned, and securely attached the ground from the battery to the car and
> from the car to the tranny case. Is there another from the car to the
> engine case, as a poor ground could definately be my problem.
These two should cover you.
You mentioned 11-12 V with you turning the engine over by hand. This
seems just a tad low, but it's probably okay. Does the starter seem
to turn the engine over smartly?
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
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