[VB] what went wrong?

[Bob Wohl]

Hmmm. Turns over and wont fire?

You said the coil doesn't show any power to the distributor?  Even after a
swap? Wired correctly?

B.

On Tuesday, December 17, 2013, Steve Duncan wrote:

> Had the same problem my '66.  Running a Petronix pointless, started
> backfiring and then nothing the next day.  Swapped coils... nothing...
> swapped in an old 009 and she started right up.  Rebuilt the Petronix with
> a new igniter, put it back in... nothing... Poured myself a cocktail and
> scratched my head... Would love to hear others input!
>
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> Please let this be a "what was I thinking DUhh" moment!
>
> Engine out of a running 69. SP 1600.
>
> Put into 71 camper.  Started idled ok. Little rough.
>
> Drove around 1/2 mile, power poor, figured I check the timing and valves.
> Backed it out of the shop to work on the doors and coughed a bit then died.
> Turns over fine, will not fire. Gas fine. Put timing light on and got a two
> random  flashes when tried to start, then nothing.
>
> Pulled coil wire -No spark from coil. Test light shows power to pos site of
> coil when key on.
>
> Wired in new coil. Nothing.
>
> Dizzy is a svda with compufire pointless. Put in spare 009, condenser wire
> to neg coil post. Nothing.
>
> What am I missing here? Help this brain dead brother out!
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