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BaltoKevin
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 Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: 66 Squareback Mechanical Question |
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| I recently got a 66 Square--all original; it was running great. Would start right up on first crank every time--until today. Started fine in the morning; I drove it 15 minutes, went food shopping, and when I returned it would just turn over and turn over and wouldn't fire. I'm a total mechanical novice, but I'd appreciate any ideas as to the cause and possible solution to this problem. Thanks. |
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Russ Wolfe
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You need 3 things for an engine to run. Fuel-Ignition-Compression. One of these is missing.
Do you have fuel? do you have spark, and do you have compression.
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| Russ Wolfe wrote: |
You need 3 things for an engine to run. Fuel-Ignition-Compression. One of these is missing.
Do you have fuel? do you have spark, and do you have compression. |
Yeah, my first guess would be spark. Check to see if the distributor hopped up out of it hole a little (disengaging the drive dog), as I've had that happen a couple of times. 
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Mr. Bubblehead
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I've had the black power wire fall off the positive side (#15) of the coil before, might want to check that, too.
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