I left my key on... now she wont start...

Bobbo63 · Samba Member Joined: May 18, 2012 Posts: 106

Cranks fine... but what did i burn out? condensor or points? both? how do you check what happened?

first_one_a_65 · Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 1:00 pm Post subject:

if you left the key on for a long time it could be the coil you have burned out.
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first_one_a_65 · Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 1:01 pm Post subject:

if you can find another coil to try out that should do it.
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real cars dont power the front wheels.. they lift them

Bobbo63 · Samba Member Joined: May 18, 2012 Posts: 106

sweet... i got a few old ones layin around. I dont have an assistant... and my car is 7 miles away... so determining spark is kinda tough doin it solo.

Bobbo63 · Samba Member Joined: May 18, 2012 Posts: 106

plus... i dont got the innernet out there. Kind of in the sticks burried in the mountains of washington state.

oldskool7_11 · Samba Member Joined: February 17, 2006 Posts: 210

bring new points and condenser too.

agh19 · Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 3:18 pm Post subject:

I'm betting the points are welded together. Take a static timing light and a set of feeler gauges.

Ojai63dbl · Samba Member Joined: March 12, 2007 Posts: 236

and I assume you dont have an electronic points conversion (petronix) in it

as leaving key on does burn those out

Id bet its the points ar fried -pop your cap and look

b4thea4 · Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 5:32 pm Post subject:

Bobbo63 · Samba Member Joined: May 18, 2012 Posts: 106

Found the problem... there is no juice going to the positive side of the coil...

Hey b4thea4... im up in arlington.

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