Have you pulled a valve cover and made sure its not a broken cam. If you have gas spark and correct timing should fire of. --- On Tue, 10/26/10, Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: 440 Spark Plugs "Dead" > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 5:37 PM > > We kinda checked the groun when we replaces the ignition > module and alligator > clipped to the battery. > > > Looks like it MIGHT be solved by a rotor replacement. > It was corroded on the > contact and when they replaced it the spark strength went > up a lot. > > > Akron Don Gallimore > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Tue, October 26, 2010 1:32:43 PM > > Subject: Re: 440 Spark Plugs "Dead" > > > > > > Is it possible that you have an interuppted ground > where you are receiving > >no-spark to the plugs? > > > > Gary Pavlovich > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald > Gallimore" <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> > > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:01 AM > > Subject: Re: 440 Spark Plugs "Dead" > > > > > > > > > > It did back fire but sure can't be > timing. I did not pull the distributor > >after > > > the last trip to the > track. Visually, the vacuum advance looks > like it's > >right > > > and bumping the car to TDC and checking the > "points" location says that is > > > good. > > > > > > > > > Plugs were dry as a bone when we checked them > since we were concerned it > > > flooded. Electrodes were about the same > color (in fading sun light) as > when > > > they came out of the box. The car has > no choke. > > > > > > > > > > > > Akron Don Gallimore > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > >> From: Stan Kafouse <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx> > > >> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > >> Sent: Tue, October 26, 2010 9:06:53 AM > > >> Subject: Re: 440 Spark Plugs "Dead" > > >> > > >> If you have spark, gas, and air , then > the timing has to be off? Is the > >dist. > > >> at no. one, chain jump a tooth. > Didi it back fire? All I ever use is AC > >43 0r > > >> 44, or NGKs. > > >> > > >> --- On Tue, 10/26/10, Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> > > >> > From: Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> > > >> > Subject: 440 Spark Plugs > "Dead" > > >> > To: mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, > 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > >> > Date: Tuesday, October 26, > 2010, 10:31 AM > > >> > What spark plugs should I > use in my > > >> > 440? It's a 9.5 -1 motor > with about 475 HP > > >> > at the flywheel. I said > use AC 44s. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Been using Autolite 2976 > plugs for years but last night > > >> > when I went to unload it > > >> > from the trailer to put it into > the shop bay for a tranny > > >> > adjustment, it would > > >> > not start. Had spark > everywhere and had gas. Wouldn't > > >> > even fire with > starting > > >> > fluid. Only got a few hits. Last time > I drove it was onto > > >> > the trailer after nine > > >> > runs down the strip in the > 12.19/12.25 et range. The > > >> > plugs only have the nine > > >> > runs on them. > > >> > > > >> > The guys at the shop says very likely > the plugs are dead. > > >> > Never heard of that > > >> > one but I learn something new > ever day. > > >> > > > >> > Akron Don Gallimore > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > 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! > > > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion > Guidelines: > > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > >http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > > > ---- > > 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! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion > Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > >http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. ; > > > > > > > > > > ---- > 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! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >