You didn't mention the ballast resistor, Ed, but that's the first thing I thought of while reading this. Those little guys are the Achilles' heel of the MoPar electrical system, and my son is now the fourth generation that carries a spare ballast resistor in the glove box at all times (thanks, Grampa & Uncle Larry...) Mike --- "Edward X. Petrus" <desoto@PATHWAY.NET> wrote: > Hi, gang. I spent this afternoon trying to get the > 57 Fireflite I dragged from West Virginia back to > life. I don't have the ignition keys. Engine is > free. I put in a good battery. I can jump across > the starter relay and make the engine crank. I > then took a wire from the battery + side to the > coil + side. Isn't this like having the key "on"? > Then I cranked the engine, but get NO spark at the > coil tower. Since I'm checking for spark ahead of > the plugs and plug wires, they shouldn't be a > problem (but I did check them anyway). Adjusted > points with dwell meter while cranking to 29 > degrees (close enough). Dwell meter does bounce up > and down while cranking, so I know points are > opening and closing. I DID NOT replace the points > or condenser, but looked them over. I've seen > worse. > > I tried the coil from my son's Jeep, thinking the > likely problem is the coil. No spark then, either. > Could the points/condenser be the problem? Is > the coil the problem, and for some reason the Jeep > coil wasn't compatible? Or is my whole theory > about hooking the wire from battery to coil wrong? > I really didn't expect this long-sitting engine to > start right up, but I know I need to find spark > before it will even have a chance. Any ideas? > > THANKS IN ADVANCE!!! > > Ed > 57 Firedome > 57 Fireflite __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
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