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 *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
