Re: Lack of Spark

[Leslie Thrasher <redred1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You might also check the single wire going thru the Distributor housing to
the coil.  There should be a rubber grommet to shield the wire but sometimes
the wire wears thru and will ground on the housing, then not ground, then
ground, etc causing the problem you mentioned,
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <david_seibert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:32 PM
Subject: RE: Lack of Spark


>
> Thanks.  Forgot to mention it is a 64 Sport Fury 383.
>
> Dave
>
> Jack Cheek wrote:
> >
> >
> > id have to check and make sure the starter wires are not shorten out
> > against something.also check the points wire in the disturbtor and make
> > sure that it has all the coating on the wire.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: david_seibert@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008 16:00
> > Subject: Lack of Spark
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > >
> > > I have been having an intermitent problem where the engine just
> > > dies as
> > > if the ignition is turned off.  Usually it will start right
> > > up usually
> > > without me even stopping.  Today however, it would
> > > not.  Checked and had
> > > no spark from main coil wire to distributor for the first 2
> > > times I
> > > turned it over to try to diagnose what was going on. Then
> > > magically
> > > spark on the third try.  Reconnected main coil wire and ran
> > > fine to get
> > > it home.  End of season last year I replaced coil,
> > > condensor, points,
> > > ballast resistor, ignition switch.  Ran fine from July to
> > > the end of the
> > > season.  Am I missing something?  Thanks in advance
> > > for any advice.
> > >
> > >
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> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- 
directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations
as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
topic.  Thanks!
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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.