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Re: [T3] Testing out a coil, car not starting


On 4 Sep 2006 at 17:00, Constantino Tobio wrote:

> If I move the points manually with my finger, I can get a yellowish
> spark off the coil wire. However, if I have my ever-so-patient wife
> crank the car, I get no spark at the coil wire or #1 plug wire.

If you remove the dist cap while your wife cranks the engine, can you 
see the points open and close and can you see a little spark in the 
gap there?

Or, if you have a dwell meter, use it and see what it says.

Is the rotor actually going round and round? In other words, is it 
possible that the distributor just isn't seated deep enough in the 
case to engage completely with the drive gear?

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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