Okay fellas, one of the neighbor kids brought over this wreck Saturday and asked if I could get it running. No spark.
It looks like a 1973 (sticker on the block says 640 1973) and it is in fairly decent shape for this vintage. The coil shows no opens.
I assume it has a set of points, am I correct?
Any help would be appreciated... I've got a face cord of wood in my future if I can get it to light.
It looks like a 1973 (sticker on the block says 640 1973) and it is in fairly decent shape for this vintage. The coil shows no opens.
I assume it has a set of points, am I correct?
Any help would be appreciated... I've got a face cord of wood in my future if I can get it to light.
SpartaSXr
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Yup points are behind the recoil, you can see them through the rotor after removing the recoil. Try using a steel fingernail file and clean the points top and bottom, just be easy not to remove too much or deform them. Then using a piece of a business card, spray the points clean with brake clean and run the piece of card through the points a few times until the card comes out clean. Wish I had one of those again, BIG fun on that old sled !!! Good luck
Yup points are behind the recoil, you can see them through the rotor after removing the recoil. Try using a steel fingernail file and clean the points top and bottom, just be easy not to remove too much or deform them. Then using a piece of a business card, spray the points clean with brake clean and run the piece of card through the points a few times until the card comes out clean. Wish I had one of those again, BIG fun on that old sled !!! Good luck
Excellent! Thanks Sparta. I haven't used my old ignition files since swapping the dual point distributor in my Cuda some 15 years ago. Thanks again.