No spark, have changed everything, what's nest?

Asked by Bill Jun 20, 2020 at 03:36 PM about the Chevrolet 3100

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Last summer I had my 1950 3100 thoroughly tuned up and ready to go. It was
running great. This spring I cannot seem to get a spark out of her. I have
replaced the battery, coil, points, condenser, and rotor, nothing. What am I
missing?

3 Answers

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

Do you have power to the coil and distributor? How about the spark plug wires and coil wire? If you have coil resistor make sure it is working. Use a multi meter to test for power.

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F_O_R answered 4 years ago

https://www.gasenginemagazine.com/gas-engines/understanding-breaker-point-ignition- systems

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Bill answered 4 years ago

So it turned out to be simple. I had replaced the Rotor and the condenser because there was evidence of arcing in the rotor. Somehow, the points were moved, didn't even think to check since I hadn't (intentionally) touched them. Set the points and she's running like a top.

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