Guest Lasermangene Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) I can't get a spark, have new coil, new coil wire, new battery check the timeing , clean the plugs but when I take the coil wire out of the distributor and ground it to the block no spark jumps once in awhile it will fire but won't stay running any ideas on what is going on? 1931 Tudor Ford :confused: Edited July 6, 2011 by Lasermangene (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Unruh Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 points are insulated from each other and not making contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Another common problem is a bad condenser. You should alway keep a spare under the seat. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Have you tried cleaning the points? Sometimes a gentle dressing of the points will work wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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