starting problem

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:52 pm

okay, thought i'd see what everyone thought...
so the satty was runnin fine on friday, but on saturday it was a no-go...this was about a month ago...

i have power going to my coil, but no spark at the plugs or the points, so i replaced my condenser...now i'm going to do points just because...if i'm still getting no spark at the points, the only thing left is the coil, basically, right?

thanks

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:58 pm

Sounds like no power coming out of the coil.Or the wire from the coil to the center of the distributor cap might have a break.Just my 2 cent.

Capsule · Post by **Capsule** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:31 am

Check your Ballast Resistor!
I changed my coil, spark plug cable, plugs and the motor still wouldn't run. A new resistor did the job!

Capsule

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:47 pm

Your right! good point!

aerodynamic · Post by **aerodynamic** » Wed May 02, 2007 6:30 am

There's probably also a resistance test for the coil, both primary and secondary windings, if you happen to have a voltmeter.

72GY9Runner · Post by **72GY9Runner** » Thu May 03, 2007 11:09 am

With a start problem like this, ballast resistor is always the first place I start too. As a matter of fact, I carry an extra in the glove compartments of all my cars.
Several times in the past I've shut a car off on a road trip and found it would no longer fire when I came back. In all cases except once when it was an ignition module, the ballast was the culprit.