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Re: It won't start

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Subject: Re: It won't start
From: "Jane Burdekin" <burdekij@bvsd.k12.co.us>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 13:00:52 -0600
Fred,
Thanks, I'm pretty sure I put it back exactly.  It hasn't been the most
cooperative in starting for a while (couple of months) but it did start. 
I'll keep looking for what I did wrong.  

Jane 

> 
> Jane Burdekin wrote:
> > 
> > Last weekend I ran out of gas, duh.  The gauge doesn't work, I just
blew
> > it.  So anyway it's really dry now, and I put some gas in.  I changed
the
> > spark plugs and gapped them at .035 instead of .025 because I working
on
> > getting it to pass the Colorado emmissions test.  I also changed the
> > condensor and points (gapped at .015).  Now it tries to start but can't
> > quite catch on.  I'm going to put some more gas in, premium this time
and
> > see if it will go.  Any ideas on why else it might not start?  Help is
> > appreciated.
> > 
> > Jane
> > '67 GT6
> 
> Jane, gas is not the problem, elec. seems to be. Did you change the 
> condenser = is the pig-tail grounded in the dist., coil putting out, fire

> coming out of the solnoid, coil, dist, plug wires ? Start at the dist and

> go from there.

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