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Offline flip4eva83

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #30 on: Jun 15, 2012, 17:28:13 »
nevermind Im watching a youtube video, thanks, lol
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Offline Swapmeet Louie

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #31 on: Jun 15, 2012, 17:32:32 »
re-gaping means, use a feeler gauge inplace of the sand paper. and tighten adjustment screw to hold said gap..
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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #32 on: Jun 15, 2012, 17:33:36 »
adda-boy! you can wrap your head around this...
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Offline flip4eva83

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #33 on: Jun 15, 2012, 17:36:43 »
Ok, so I thought I was watching the you tube video. He was adjusting his timing as well. What your saying makes sense, so be back in a bit with an update.
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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #34 on: Jun 15, 2012, 17:38:04 »
Yup.  Gapping first, then timing.  Changing the gap changes your timing so it's important to get that done first.
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Offline JohnGoFast

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #35 on: Jun 15, 2012, 17:39:09 »
Can tell from the picture that you need a points adjustment. Hope your spark problems are that easy, check your points gap anually.
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Offline flip4eva83

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #36 on: Jun 15, 2012, 20:45:02 »
Ok I cleaned the points, and gapped them to .0015. The points are throwing out a pretty good spark now, but im not seeing that at the spark plugs, so Im guessing I need to replace the condensor?
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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #37 on: Jun 15, 2012, 21:21:50 »
Typo?  It should be .015" not .0015".

If gapping is correct, a replacement condensor sounds like a good idea.
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Offline flip4eva83

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #38 on: Jun 15, 2012, 22:09:20 »
not a typo, I miss read. Im gonna go back out and regap correctly. Thanks
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Offline flip4eva83

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #39 on: Jun 16, 2012, 17:31:43 »
alright I got the points re-gaped and seeing a little bit better of a spark at the plugs. So probably need that condensor? I am pulling the sparks plugs and they are wet with fuel, so hopefully my carbs are good. thats for another thread though. I need to get this spark down.
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Offline Swapmeet Louie

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #40 on: Jun 16, 2012, 21:53:53 »
 the condensors are  there to prevent voltage spikes...... you can run with out one for a bit. so, no. I'd check our gap again. you had enough questions to let me knlow you never gapp'd points before. so make sure it's right. spark should improve yet.
 
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Offline flip4eva83

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #41 on: Jun 17, 2012, 00:37:51 »
Ok so that answers some questions I had about the condensors. The only question I have about the points is, at what point do I set them. IE after i set them I turned the engine over so I could watch the points. After I stopped turning it over the points gap were different then what I set them at. I hope I am explaining this well enough. Do I need to set the engine to a specific point then set the gaps.
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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #42 on: Jun 17, 2012, 01:13:40 »
gap them on the top of the lobe they ride on.
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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #43 on: Jun 17, 2012, 01:41:33 »
Yup.  What Louie said.

Turn the engine until the the point you're gapping is at it's widest.  That's where you set it.  It should be somewhere in the neighborhood of 20°-30° after TDC.
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Offline flip4eva83

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Re: No spark now?
« Reply #44 on: Jun 18, 2012, 19:25:36 »
Ok, I understand, thanks.
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