At 10:03 PM 9/16/2005 -0400, Jim Cullen wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>
>Then after figuring this out and getting the seats and carpet done. I figured
>it was time to replace the plugs, wires, cap, points, the whole shooting match
>in the ignition. Unfortunately after ordering all the parts except the coil, I
>now have no spark. I am assuming that my lovely lucas ignition coil waited
>until I replaced all of it other friends to fail on me. Now I guess I have to
>replace the coil. The fun never ends.
I bet the coil is still good. Either one of the other new parts was defective,
or you made a mistake
installing them. You can check a coil fairly well by measuring the resistance
of the primary
and secondary coils. Personally, I hate replacing a part unless I can prove
that it is actually defective
(or if I am bored and feel like working on the car).
I drive my car about 1500 miles a year. At that rate, a distributor cap,
rotor, and wires should last
at least 12 years. I haven't even changed or adjusted my points in 5 years or
so, and every year when I check the timing
and dwell, they are fine.
Remember: if you replace an old, grubby-looking, but well-made original part
with a new, shiny, but
cheaply-made reproduction, you may just be making things worse.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
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