No spark now?

[Swapmeet Louie]

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.

 

[flip4eva83]

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.

 

[Swapmeet Louie]

gap them on the top of the lobe they ride on.

 

[Sonreir]

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.

 

[flip4eva83]

Ok, I understand, thanks.