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Re: [T3] Weird distributor problem


On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 21:15, Drake Lawson wrote:
> Well that's bad...continuity through the points means that the current will
> flow continually through the primary side of the coil. No interruption of
> that current flow (which the points do) means no quickly collapsing magnetic
> field across the secondary field. That means no spark at all...
> 
> Is there perhaps a wire in addition to the wire that goes to your points
> plugged into the coil (on the same terminal that as the wire that goes to
> the points)? Are you sure you are measuring in the correct spot?  You should
> have no continuity to ground through the points when the points are open.
> 
Or a shorted condenser...
-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT (It drove)
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org


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