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


Dave Hall wrote:
> Glad you've got it sorted.
>
> Very strange that the 'new' points sometimes worked and sometimes didn't though.
> I had assumed that any deposits would have come off with the odd sparking you
> had observed.  Maybe the wire attached to the points was broken inside the
> insulation?  Try pulling it a bit and see if it stretches somewhere.
>   
Heh. You know me well- I can't very well have something fail without
conducting some sort of failure analysis. :)

It is indeed very strange that it would fail with the engine turning,
but perfectly fine stationary.

Well, the takeway from this is that I know more now about breaker point
ignition than I ever knew before.

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