Steven-
Did you by chance install the points on the replacement distributor? You
may have a problem with the installation. There is a small plastic piece
that isolates the points from permanently grounding. I had this trouble
briefly before, and its been discussed here before as well - here is a
snippet from 2001:
>Your problem sounds like the points arent working properly for some reason.
>You can check by manually opening the points and looking for spark. Remove
>the cap and rotate the engine until the points are definitely closed.
>Remove the coil wire from the distributor and locate it about 1/4 inch from
>a grounded surface. Turn on the ignition, then manually open the points
>with a screwdriver. You should see a spark if everything is working ok
>(then your problem could be the cap or rotor or wires). If not, and
>voltage
>is present on the primary side of the coil, look for the possibility that
>the points are permanently grounded. The coil side of the points should be
>isolated from ground - there should be a plastic grommet right underneath
>the wire lug where the wire attaches to the points. If you have an
>ohmeter,
>you can test the points operation by disconnecting the wire from the points
>at the coil and attaching one side of the ohmeter to this wire and the
>other
>side to ground. As you open and close the points, you will see the ohmeter
>go from zero resistance to infinity.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>John Lumia - 76 TR6
Not an expert either, just a "btdt" guess.
Good luck!
Randy
65 TR4
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