OK,
I pulled the coil wire off the cap and arced to the valve cover nut.
Spark- Yes, but it doesn't look very good. Color is white to yellow/orange.
Shouldn't I get a nice big blue arc?
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From: Linda J <ljordan704@netscape.net>
To: Graeme Suckling
<graemes@internode.on.net>
Cc: "datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 1600 tuning issues
Graeme
With the timing light,
would you just connect the coil wire as it comes out of
the cap?
Linda
Sent
from my iPod
On Dec 10, 2012, at 2:59 AM, Graeme Suckling
<graemes@internode.on.net>
wrote:
> Something I purchased recently on ebay
are a set of four spark indicators.
> They fit in series with the spark lead
and the spark plug and glow every
> time that cylinder gets a spark pulse.
>
You can use a timing light exactly the same way, albeit one cylinder at
> a
time to check for a fat healthy spark.
> You can also connect a timing light
to the centre post of the either the
> coil or the distributor cap to check
for spark integrity.
> Unless your carb. bowls are draining causing a fuel
starvation problem
> at start up, I would advise checking spark.
> Whatever
you do, be methodical and new parts do go faulty so don't
> ignore those in
your diagnosis.
> Good luck!
>
> Regards,
> Graeme Suckling
>
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> Adelaide
> South Australia.
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