One thing you might try is taking the points out and cleaning them thoroughly
with brake cleaner (removes grease and leaves no residue). Then clean your
feeler gauges, too. If there is even the slightest film of oil or crud on the
points, it can stop the current and you will get no spark.
Eric Jackson wrote:
> Thanks for the responses. I checked the floats. one was dry so I cleaned
> out the valve and now both fuel bowls have fuel and the floats float.
>
> I still can't get it started. It was running a little rough before all
> this. I replaced the cap, rotor, wires, plugs, and battery last summer.
> Could the points go bad already?
>
> I checked the gap and it was ok. But I didn't see any spark when I tried
> to start it. I don't see how the ignition could go bad within a years
> time. I took the coil wire off and put a screwdriver to it and didn't get a
> spark when I tried to turn it over. Do I need to replace the coil again
> after only 1 year?
>
> Any suggestions on what to do next. Thanks, Eric 67 1600
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Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
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