tim30

Ok I took off distributor and plugs and now it won't start I'm pretty sure I got it in the right firing order but I'm getting nothing what should I do somebody anybody

oldcutlass

Double check your work, Olds distributors rotate counter clockwise.

tim30

I did they are correctly plugged in but I changed the Manifold gasket and Ive been trying to get all the Vacuum line in the rightful place and havent been able to do that either. which lines do the coil plug into. Its all Original

tim30

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redoldsman

Vacuum lines are not going to keep your car from starting. If they are loose or mixed up it may run like crap but it will start. There are no vacuum lines going to the coil. What car are you working on?

76olds

Did you pull the distributor out before you pulled the intake ? The more info you give the better the feedback you'll get.

tim30

The Engine is a original 350 Rocket every part every hose. Its a 1971. I did pull the Distributor out before the Intake. I just got done pulling a plug out and attacted the spark plug wire and Im not getting any spark from the plug. Also Im not positive that I got the Coil hooked up right. as far as the positive and Negative is concerned.

tim30

tim30

tim30

Those two wires on the coil are they correct ?

RandyS

It looks like one of the wires to the coil is not connected............

tim30

There

m371961

Good eye.

joe_padavano

^^^This. I don't see a power wire going to the "+" side of the coil. There should be two wires there, one that provides 12V with the key in START and one that provides about 9V via the resistor wire with the key in RUN. There should only be one wire to the "-" side of the coil, the one that goes to the distributor (assuming you do not have a tach).

tim30

Is it this one? Of course it's a positive and Neg to the coil I have the wire from the distributor going to the positive and the Negative wire from the price that's built on the Coil. This wire that's not hooked up I'm not sure where it goes

joe_padavano

Again, distributor wire to the NEGATIVE terminal. Power to the positive. I have no idea what that taped up wire connects to. The condenser on the coil is just for radio noise suppression.

tim30

Does this look correct ? I'm doing this in real time guys thanks for all input

tim30

SO what I did wasnt correct again. I only have one wire coming from Distributor

joe_padavano

This IS a stock points distributor, right?

One more time, the ONE wire from the distributor goes to the NEGATIVE side of the coil. You can't connect the distributor AND power to the same terminal.

tim30

I just found that the wire thats tapped trails to the Starter

tim30

Yes Everything is Stock

tim30

[I]Ok done now what goes on the positive side of the coil?

joe_padavano

I really don't know how to make this more clear.

The distributor wire, and ONLY the distributor wire goes to the "-" terminal.

Find the power wires that used to be connected to the coil and run them to the "+" terminal. DO NOT attach any more wires.

I would suggest that you retrace that taped wire, since the terminal on the end LOOKS like the one that is supposed to go to the coil It should be coming up from the starter. If it's grounded, it has been pinched somewhere.

You can also temporarily run a wire directly from the "+" terminal of the battery to the "+" terminal of the coil to provide power to try to start the car. Once it runs, you will need to physically disconnect this wire to turn the engine off.

tim30

Your right the single wire with the tap is to the Starter. Now where do the wire thats on the coil goes to? with the battery looking thing attached to it go. Im sorry I dont mean to be a axx. This the only thing Im not mechanically familiar with on cars

joe_padavano

One more time...

The thing on the coil is the condenser for radio noise suppression. Leave it disconnected until you get the car to start to avoid any confusion.

tim30

Ok Im about to try now

tim30

It's still not cranking smh

joe_padavano

Is it not CRANKING (ie, starter not turning over) or not making spark? The coil wiring has nothing to do with cranking.

tim30

It's turning over consistently but not firing up

joe_padavano

Are you getting spark at the coil wire to the distributor? If not, disconnect the power wire from the "+" side of the coil and run a jumper directly from the battery. See if that makes spark when you crank it.

tim30

Doing it now

young olds

If that’s an external condenser, instead of inside the distributor, not being connected will keep it from starting. If there is one in the distributor, then the one by the coil is not needed to start.

tim30

I got nothing

tim30

This didn't work how can I find out if the coil is even getting spark

tim30

This is inside the distributor

joe_padavano

I'm sorry, but the photo still shows the additional wire connected to the "-" side of the coil. One LAST time, then I'm done. Please try to follow these steps exactly.

1) Disconnect EVERY SINGLE WIRE from the coil.
2) Connect ONLY the wire from the distributor to the "-" terminal of the coil
3) Connect ONLY a jumper from the + side of the battery to the + side of the coil
4) See if you get spark when cranking the engine.

joe_padavano

The condenser on the coil has nothing to do with the points, period. ALL Delco point-style distributors have a condenser connected to the points.

tim30

No the picture just look like that. The ONLY wire on the (-) of the coil is directly from the bottom of the Distributor

tim30

If the timing is off will that keep it from getting spark>?

joe_padavano

No. All that matters is that the points open and close. You can even do that by hand (use a non-metallic tool) and get spark so long as there is power to the coil. Be sure the wire from the distributor to the coil isn't broken internally. They get brittle and it may have come apart when you took the distributor out.