[LPete]

Originally Posted by Brian jones

I hooked up my volt meter as suggested and got no voltage at the negative side on the coil wile cranking the engine over.

I have the cap off and it appears as though the points are opening and closing but no visible arch????

Thoughts???

1) The coil primary could be open (no continuity)
2) The points aren't opening
3) The condenser is shorted
4) The breaker lead from coil "-" to distributor is shorted to ground

Unhook the breaker lead to the distributor and see if you have voltage. If not, the coil is open. If you do, it's in the distributor.

[Brian jones]

Thanks for the help!


Turns out the points were not closing due to being way out of adjustment. After setting them correctly I got spark and was able to start the car.