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1. Frustration! (score: 1): Author: Benjamin Ruset <bruset@monmouth.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 17:24:26 -0500; Slowly the car is starting to get to me. I (for a moment) questioned whether or not it was right for me to buy the car. ANYWAY - I replaced the coil, distributor, and ignition - installed a Luminitio; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00810.html (8,131 bytes)
2. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: "Randy Rees (Volt Computer)" <a-rrees@microsoft.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 15:16:15 -0800; I had this exact problem, it was a brand new Lucas rotor that was the problem, looked good but somehow was allowing spark to ground itself, take off the distributor cap and have someone crank the eng; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00819.html (9,415 bytes)
3. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: Benjamin Ruset <bruset@monmouth.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 18:16:40 -0500; I would tend to agree, except that the problem is the same with BOTH distrib's that I have. =( BEN RUSET - http://www.monmouth.com/~bruset 78 MGB Roadster - 89 Mercury Cougar -- Yesterday a morning; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00821.html (8,339 bytes)
4. Re: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 18:28:54 -0500 (EST); Do you have the latest issue of Moss Motoring? Look at the article on starting problems. If you need the rest of the article email me directly. ...Art; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00822.html (8,992 bytes)
5. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: "Randy Rees (Volt Computer)" <a-rrees@microsoft.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 15:38:43 -0800; If you used a different rotor on each distributor I would tend to agree with you, Pull the coil wire from the distributor and see if you can get spark, my next guess would be a problem with the coil; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00823.html (9,404 bytes)
6. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: Benjamin Ruset <bruset@monmouth.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 19:10:53 -0500; Yup. Different rotors on each. No spark on coil wire either. Tried a different coil wire (pulled one off a mid 80's Jetta thats bound for the junkyard) Are there any fuses or relays inline with the; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00828.html (8,368 bytes)
7. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: "Randy Rees (Volt Computer)" <a-rrees@microsoft.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 16:26:29 -0800; Nope, not if your getting 12V to both sides of the coil, have you tried another coil? I believe the external spade connectors are attached to the low tension winding and trigger a release of the high; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00829.html (9,489 bytes)
8. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: Benjamin Ruset <bruset@monmouth.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 19:45:32 -0500; Yup. This is a brand new coil, and it also didn't work with the old coil. The old one was the original one (c. 1978), and the new one is a non-Lucas part. Who knows?!?! As for the HT and LT wiring,; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00838.html (8,394 bytes)
9. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: "Randy Rees (Volt Computer)" <a-rrees@microsoft.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 16:59:13 -0800; Then it must be the points or Electronic ignition not triggering the coil to fire. The lead coming from the distributor must be on the Neg. side of the coil on a positive ground car. Yup. This is a b; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00842.html (9,526 bytes)
10. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: "Randy Rees (Volt Computer)" <a-rrees@microsoft.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 17:14:57 -0800; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00843.html (10,060 bytes)
11. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: "Randy Rees (Volt Computer)" <a-rrees@microsoft.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 18:14:48 -0800; Oops I knew that, What I meant to say is that pretend the distributor is a ground, and negative on a negative grnd. car and positive to distributor on a Positive grnd, car. Thanks Skip, especially si; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00850.html (11,323 bytes)
12. RE: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 20:56:56 -0800; Thats all right, I just want to keep you honest. I wouldnt want some one to hook it up backwards and fry an electronic Igniton set up. Skip...............At 06:14 PM 11/12/97 -0800, Randy Rees (Volt; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00860.html (11,951 bytes)
13. Re: Frustration! (score: 1): Author: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 20:23:13 +0000; Try going back to points only and check the points side of the coil when cranking. You should see 6 - 9v. If you still see 12v your points are not doing what they should do, which is to connect and d; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01005.html (8,331 bytes)

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