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- Steve E. October 2007
No Spark 53 pontiac straight 8 flathead
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Hello
I have a 53 Pontiac with a straight eight Flathead that has sat for many years. I can't seem to get any spark to the plugs. I replaced the coil. I do have power (6 volt) to the pos side of the coil. I also pulled the dist. cap and have power inside the dist, but no spark between the points. Next sep I Figure is to replace the points and condencer. Does anyone know what the gap for the points should be? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Paul -
Points .016, plugs .025, just looked it up in Motor's manual.
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Also make sure the primary wire inside the distributor isn't shorting out, they usually run underneath the breaker plate.
