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**mr48chev** · 09-10-2012, 10:55 PM

The one piece points and condensor came about in the late 60's or early 70's with the concept being that they were quicker for the tune up guy to change.

With the cap off and the rubbling block on the points on one of the points of the cam on the distributor shaft what is the gap you have? It should be about .016.

Just off hand I am guessing that you either set the points with the rubbing block against one of the flats of the distributor cam or you didn't set them at all and they are too wide.

Also do you have the resistor bypass wire hooked up that comes up from the outside pole (small marked R) on the solenoid to the + side of the coil? If you don't you aren't getting a full 12 volts to the coil to start the engine.

09-10-2012, 10:55 PM	#5
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,817	Re: Ignition Troubleshooting on 69 C-10 307 The one piece points and condensor came about in the late 60's or early 70's with the concept being that they were quicker for the tune up guy to change. With the cap off and the rubbling block on the points on one of the points of the cam on the distributor shaft what is the gap you have? It should be about .016. Just off hand I am guessing that you either set the points with the rubbing block against one of the flats of the distributor cam or you didn't set them at all and they are too wide. Also do you have the resistor bypass wire hooked up that comes up from the outside pole (small marked R) on the solenoid to the + side of the coil? If you don't you aren't getting a full 12 volts to the coil to start the engine.