Aforementioned 1968 Ford Galaxie 302 engine won't start. It cranks over just fine, but won't try to catch or even "pop off" just once. Seems exactly like a no-spark condition.
It's been a wet day, so I popped the distributor cap, but no
condensation. Wiped off the metal parts and rotor anyway (not dirty). I pulled a random plug wire and put a spark tester on it, resting on the block. It sure lit up, that cylinder had spark.
Drats... I really thought that the coil went, but it still has spark to
the distributor cap. I dumped a bit of fuel down the throttle. No difference. Cranks just fine, but it won't even pop as if it were
trying to catch; not even on one cylinder.
I guess I'll try again in the morning. Any ideas? How ironic that I
get stumped like this, after posting a couple of times today how old
cars are so much easier to work on... LOL. Thanks in advance.
Drats... I really thought that the coil went, but it still has spark to
the distributor cap. I dumped a bit of fuel down the throttle. No difference. Cranks just fine, but it won't even pop as if it were
trying to catch; not even on one cylinder.
I guess I'll try again in the morning. Any ideas? How ironic that I
get stumped like this, after posting a couple of times today how old
cars are so much easier to work on... LOL. Thanks in advance.
Aforementioned 1968 Ford Galaxie 302 engine won't start. It
cranks over just fine, but won't try to catch or even "pop
off" just once. Seems exactly like a no-spark condition.
It's been a wet day, so I popped the distributor cap, but no
condensation. Wiped off the metal parts and rotor anyway
(not dirty). I pulled a random plug wire and put a spark
tester on it, resting on the block. It sure lit up, that
cylinder had spark.
Drats... I really thought that the coil went, but it still
has spark to the distributor cap. I dumped a bit of fuel
down the throttle. No difference. Cranks just fine, but it
won't even pop as if it were trying to catch; not even on
one cylinder.
I guess I'll try again in the morning. Any ideas? How
ironic that I get stumped like this, after posting a couple
of times today how old cars are so much easier to work on...
LOL. Thanks in advance.
On 12/30/2021 9:55 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
Aforementioned 1968 Ford Galaxie 302 engine won't start. It cranks
over just fine, but won't try to catch or even "pop off" just once.
Seems exactly like a no-spark condition.
It's been a wet day, so I popped the distributor cap, but no
condensation. Wiped off the metal parts and rotor anyway (not dirty).
I pulled a random plug wire and put a spark tester on it, resting on
the block. It sure lit up, that cylinder had spark.
Drats... I really thought that the coil went, but it still has spark
to the distributor cap. I dumped a bit of fuel down the throttle. No
difference. Cranks just fine, but it won't even pop as if it were
trying to catch; not even on one cylinder.
I guess I'll try again in the morning. Any ideas? How ironic that I
get stumped like this, after posting a couple of times today how old
cars are so much easier to work on... LOL. Thanks in advance.
How many miles on the timing chain ? Put a timing light on it and see
when the spark occurs .
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