I haven't seen this on a roadster, but have on an old air cooled VW. When
you put the distributor back in it is possible that you didn't get the
drive tang on th ebottom of the distributor mated with the slot on the oil
pump/distributor drive. When you tightened the distributor clamp it was
with the distributor high (or the clamp may be bent). Take a look. Try
turning the rotor with the distributor still mounted. If it turns,
something is not mated correctly. It is also possible (but not likely)
that the distributor shaft had seized up, or something is jamming the
in the base of the distributor, either weights, or something fell in and
when you turned the engine over the shear pin broke. If the distributor won't
turn, remove the distributor and see if it turns freely.
Let us know what you find!
Peace,
Pat
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CS Dept, University of Texas, Austin, Tx. 78712 USA
voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 Geegc@aol.com wrote:
> Because it isn't spinning.
>
> I have got almost everything back in place on my 5 month clutch job, and
> today hooked up the battery for the first time. The engine turns over, gas
> gets pumped to the carbs, and coil has power, and there was no spark. This
> didn't surprise me because I took the dizzy apart when I cleaned everything,
> but I am surprised that I could get it back into the block without mating the
> shaft to the proper gear drive. (Even if it would have been 180 degrees out
> of phase it should have turned.) So I will pull it and see what's up.
>
> I'll let the list know what I screwed up as soon as I figure it out, as I
> want to make every mistake that can be made and then share it with the group
> so no one else will have to.
>
> Gary C
> 1966 1600
> 1968 2000
>
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