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On Wed, 17 Dec 1997, Melissa & Jim wrote: > 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? My plugs are gapped to .025" all the way around. The condensor and points are Bosch. Is the condensor also referred to as a capacitor? If not, let me know where to look for it and I will check it out. > > 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? > The motor is a bit tight as it is a fresh rebuild (it can be easily turned by hand), but each time before I attempt to crank the engine, I remove the plugs to build oil pressure. It does turn merrily over under the power of the battery from my truck (so I know it's a fresh one). Thanks, Bryan > Jim > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Melissa Kepner Jim Adney > Laura Kepner-Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >