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Old 06-10-2010, 04:49 PM   #1
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No spark?

I have had some electrical issues. First I had a dead truck. My starter connections were loose, tightened them and I get lights and she turns over again. Now no spark, is there a wire from the starter that goes to the distributor? Could I have loosened it? Or could I have blown something?
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Old 06-10-2010, 05:57 PM   #2
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Re: No spark?

When I had that problem, it was a dead ignition module in the HEI.

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Old 06-10-2010, 09:51 PM   #3
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Re: No spark?

One of my most common problems with "no spark" issues was the coil button in the cap of the distributer.
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Old 06-10-2010, 09:55 PM   #4
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Re: No spark?

If you have a points distributor, yes there is/was a yellowish wire with fabric looking insulation that goes to the solenoid. It connects to the small terminal that the purple wire doesn't go to (forgot the letter).
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Old 06-11-2010, 02:07 PM   #5
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Re: No spark?

i had this on my 69 chevelle w/hei . turns out the wire leading to the fusebox had backed out a little bit. i pushed it in to force contact while my wife cranked it over. fired right up. double check your wiring and connections before you mess with with coils and modules ect...
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Old 06-19-2010, 08:25 AM   #6
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i had this on my 69 chevelle w/hei . turns out the wire leading to the fusebox had backed out a little bit. i pushed it in to force contact while my wife cranked it over. fired right up. double check your wiring and connections before you mess with with coils and modules ect...
You NAILED it dude, same problem. Thanks you may have saved me hours of fun!!!
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Old 06-19-2010, 10:49 AM   #7
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You NAILED it dude, same problem. Thanks you may have saved me hours of fun!!!
no problem. just expect to be bailing me out when i tackle my power window upgrade.
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Old 06-11-2010, 08:07 PM   #8
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Ya I figure it must be related right? How can i have 2 problems like this at once?
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Old 06-19-2010, 01:10 PM   #9
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Ok I hate electrical however!!!
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