77 westy 2L help

[suttwhat?]

i have a 77 westy that all of a sudden would not crank, the AAA guy did some stuff and now it cranks and magically now will not start even if it does crank, i have not had this problem before. i have checked alot, i have new rotor and cap, swapped the coil out and it did work when i got it. and checked if any of my terminals or connections were loose. i cannot get any spark out of the coil , would someone please throw me some advise? thanks for your time! - jon

[busdaddy]

Welcome Jon,
Did you do anything to the points?, is the coil getting current when you crank?

Get your hands on a test light or better yet a multimeter and start testing.
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Also - if this is an FI model, check your wires on the starter terminal. Theres a couple there - one feeds the Fuel Pump, another goes to the Dual Relay. I had this problem when a couple of the wires came off. It would crank, but not start.
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[NUKETROOP]

Jon,
This is a common issue with FI Buses. Coil wires are very easy to get mixed up. Do you have a bentley's manual? If not, get one immediately. If so, go to the wiring diagram.

Look at your coil. one post will have a "1" and the other is "15". Terminal 4 is the sparkplug wire in the middle.

The Bentleys says this
15 will have three black wires
1 from the fuse holder on the left side of the engine compartment
1 goes to terminal 86c on the double relay
1 goes to the fuse box
(ALSO RED PERTRONIX WIRE)
Terminal 1 has three wires also
1 is green that goes to the condenser (disregard if you have pertronix as the condenser will be gone)
1 is White and goes to pin 1 of the brain
1 is Gray/greenstripe and goes to test point 13 in the central plug
(ALSO BLACK WIRE FOR PERTRONIX)
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[agreendaya]

Did he jump start it? I know it says in my Idiot guide & chiltons that if you jump it, the computer may die...
Good luck.

[wyomingriviera]

Sounds like when my points go out of adjustment. That sucker'll crank but not start up. It's easy to check anyway...
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