Bus will not start

[blatzer]

-2 liter, hydro valve, fuel injected- '78 campmobile
it has spark and fuel flow, and the valves and timing are within spec...
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'78 Campmobile- Kirby

[busdaddy]

Did this come on suddenly?, done any maintenance recently?
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[timvw7476]

If those things you mention are all perfect.... your plug wires are in the wrong spots in the distributor or the fuel is too old...

[blatzer]

i was trying to install a pertronix, could not resolve the wire issue so i put the points back in and it's been silent since
itls getting spark, you can smell gasoline when cranking and not starting
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'78 Campmobile- Kirby

[SGKent]

[blatzer]

is the ecu involved in this non-start event
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[airschooled]

[SGKent]

fuel to air

Spark

Compression.

One of your jobs is to figure out which of the above is missing. Use your timing light to check for spark. Use your nose to tell you if there is fuel present or you can use some Berryman's B12 if you want to spray something flammable in it that won't lift a head, and you can turn it over by hand to feel for compression.
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[frankvw]

hi, I assume the starter does turn around based on the info I read.
in that case...Maybe try to disconnect the CHT sensor wire and ground it, and try again.
Could be a CHT sensor gone bad.... but just a wild guess, but easy to check

[Xevin]

[Wildthings]

Check for spark at the plugs and not just at the coil wire.

[blatzer]

the bus was running, now it's not- nothing was changed except the points...
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'78 Campmobile- Kirby

[SGKent]

if you took the distributor out check

that it is fully seated

that the points are gapped right. I prefer to use a dwell meter because it will test them too

That the rotor is on and in the slot.

That the cap is on properly

That the wires are in the correct order with #1 being in the correct spot when the engine is on TDC of the #1 compression stroke

That the wires to the distributor are on the correct terminals

When all this is done check to see if you have spark at a spark plug, I use my timing light for that.

If you changed the coil when you added the electronic ignition, make sure you have the correct coil in it for point.
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[airschooled]

Points need to open, the right amount, at the right time, with a good condenser.

Everything else is details.

Do the points fully open and close with engine rotation? How much is their max gap? .018" is great for new points, but a business card is 100% usable in a pinch. Any time you touch points, the timing needs checking, and almost always needs adjusting. Static timing anywhere between 10°btdc and TDC will get the engine started.

Gotta have the condenser connected to the negative coil terminal.

Robbie
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[blatzer]

[Wildthings]

[SGKent]

I think his post was that he fixed it by seating it better.