1967 CS Won't Start
#1
1967 CS Won't Start
I have power to accessories, I have power to lights, the starter is engaging, and the carb is getting gas but I have no spark. The car ran fine yesterday and all I have done is replace a radio. I tried replacing the coil thinking that was about the only thing under the hood that could go bad in a short period of time, that did not help, I still have no spark. Any ideas?
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Thanks!
#3
I have the original breaker points. I have checked the fuses but I have been having issues with the fuse block and have a replacement Painless block to put in but I need to get this car out of my garage for a few days and don't have time to replace that just yet.
#7
How is an original 1967 330 with a floor shift automatic supposed to react when you try to start it with the shifter not in Park? Would the starter engage but some circuit not engage that might prevent spark? or would the starter not engage at all?
#8
If the starter engages it will feed 12v to the coil+ terminal., with the key on only you should see 9ish volts. If the shifter is in park or neutral the starter will engage, it should not engage in gear/s or reverse. There is no circuit to prevent spark unless you have a kill switch somewhere.
Look to see where the red wire from the distributor is going, it will be connected to a 12v feed wire or the coil+ terminal and the black wire from the distributor will be connected to the coil-. Connect the red wire to the coil+ if its not already and run a jumper from the battery+ post to the coil+ terminal and crank the engine. If you still have no spark its most likely the points replacement kit in the distributor is bad. Either get a new one or revert back to points and condenser.
Look to see where the red wire from the distributor is going, it will be connected to a 12v feed wire or the coil+ terminal and the black wire from the distributor will be connected to the coil-. Connect the red wire to the coil+ if its not already and run a jumper from the battery+ post to the coil+ terminal and crank the engine. If you still have no spark its most likely the points replacement kit in the distributor is bad. Either get a new one or revert back to points and condenser.
#11
If the car starts and the red wire from the distributor was hooked to another keyed supply feed other than the coil + terminal then yes the radio install as a cause would be suspect.
#12
As soon as I realized that she wouldn’t start after the new radio install, I disconnected the radio hoping that was the cause. I really have a lot of corrosion in the fuse block and in the distributor. She has been running, so I had not yet addressed those two issues. I now have a new fuse block and I have ordered HEI distributor, so all that will now be replaced as I continue to try to find what has sudden.y caused my car to not produce a spark.
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#14
i figure, I’m redoing the fuse block, so running a new 12v wire to the distributor will be easy. The distributor has already been ordered so I might as well use it. I knew timing and plug gap was going to change but I did not realize timing would need that much of a change, I’ll figure it out (I hope). I’m doing a mild resto mod on this car so I don’t mind updating a few things and I had heard the HEI was a good mod to do.
#16
I finally got to spend some quality time with the Cutlass last weekend. It turns out that I managed to short out the 12v wire to the coil (for starting purposes) while I was doing the other new wiring. So, I was sending my starting circuit 12v directly to ground. She is back on the road. However, I will be replacing the fuse block with a Painless 30001 Fuse Block and I will be putting in an HEI Distributor soon as well.
Thanks for the help guys!
Thanks for the help guys!
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