36hp No Spark/Start

[PatterBon]

Hey guys,
So I'm at a loss. My 1959 36er was running in last year and then suddenly stopped charging. It would fire up fine but the red light wouldn't extinguish.

So I'm now here trying to get it going again and it refuses to start. The condenser, points, cap and rotor were all new as of April of last year and she ran like a Swiss watch.

Today I've taken apart all the ignition components, cleaned them up, and reinstalled in the same order they came out in.

With the ignition ON, if I flick the points open, there is a spark. So I know spark is at least getting to the distributor. But it won't even attempt to fire. The cap is clean, the wires are clean, the parts are all about a year old and it ran fine before. I'm getting fuel to the carb and the fuses look fine. 6v at the coil with the ignition ON. I've even tried swapping coils to no avail. Hopefully you guys have seen this before and can point me in the right direction!
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PNW Dub Folk & Kitsap dub Folk (KdF)
Austin Aircoolers VW Gang
2020 Ford F-150
1973 Standard Beetle
1969 Cessna 172K Airplane
1959 Karmann Ghia
US Army CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Repairer

[esde]

Check/ clean the plugs, and then check for spark at the plugs.
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modok wrote:
Bent cranks are silent but gather no moss. I mean, ah, something like that.

[PatterBon]

Got her running again, there was corrosion in the distributor and condensation. Went all through it again and it fired up!
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PNW Dub Folk & Kitsap dub Folk (KdF)
Austin Aircoolers VW Gang
2020 Ford F-150
1973 Standard Beetle
1969 Cessna 172K Airplane
1959 Karmann Ghia
US Army CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Repairer

[rdwood]

Thanks for letting us know the cause of the problem.
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