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Re: No Spark Spit

To: KHOCO@aol.com
Subject: Re: No Spark Spit
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 13:49:57 -0500
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
Organization: Vintage Sporting Cars
References: <4d8096be.24de524c@aol.com>
Problem may be that you have the points incorrectly installed.  Check to see 
that
the points are not shorted to ground at the post where the lead attaches.  John

KHOCO@aol.com wrote:

> Helpppppppp
>             I'm trying to get the new spit started. No spark, not anywhere.
> Not from plug wires,not from HT lead.
>              Installed new coil, new points, and new condenser. still nada.
> Wires to coil hooked up correctly. Voltage to coil ok. Voltage from coil ok.
> wire from coil to distrib ok. Tried different plug wires from coil to ground,
> No good. Tried piece of wire from coil to ground, no luck. Don't know correct
> gap for Spit. I set them at .014.
>             Is it possible that the new coil is bad? Or the condenser? Is
> there any thing else Iv'e missed. Maybe utter some Incantations to the gods
> of Lucas, Sacrafice a spark plug or somthing?
>              Anyway any help is welcome, and as always TIA. At Least I
> thought of a name for the Spit
>
> Ken Copeland
> 70 GT6+ KC78784
> 70 Spit FDU84919  (Sparky) :o)




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