>Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 22:44:04 -0400
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>From: Carl W French <cfrench@cybertours.com>
>Subject: dist/plug leads/67+G
>
>Trying to change my car from having the wrong top mounted dizzy cap to the
>correct side loading dizzy cap using bumblebee wire. I did not have the
>right connection for the coil, coil has plug and the wire from the new
>dizzy cap should be a screw in type. To remedy this I used the existing
>plug in type lead and cut the plug to dizzy cap end off and screwed in the
>plain end.
>Engine turns, no fire.
>reconnected the old dizzy cap and wires and the car works fine. I did not
>check to see if the dist cap end of the coil lead had a spark before
>reconnecting it. (Going to a show in the am and did not want to fool
>around anymore). What does anyone think I did wrong? Did I not screw in
>the new connections correct? Did I have the firing order correct coming
>from the cap?[does that matter?]. I looked into Claushagers and saw two
>early engines with the side caps and they had their wires in different
>orders off the cap so that was of no help. Quick thoughts? I would love to
>travel with the new wires/cap esp for the show.
>Carl French
>67B (pos Ground)
>25D dist
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