Jeff and list,
Let me try this one, I think I know the steps on this one.
If the carbs are sucking in air (and not pushing any out) your rocker shoudl be
ok.
The metal rod test will work, but try it with a better ground (like the head or
block) to see if there is spark. Even better, if you remove a plug and hold
the plug next to the head.
Here is where I would start
1. Double check all of your connections on the ignition system wires,
particularlly the two wires to the coil.
2. I would then check point gap (could have slipped closed) also clean points
and all brass on the rotor and cap (use a emory board!!! sorry I couldn't
resist)
3. Replace points and condenser (I always do this as a pair)
4. Replace rotor
5. Replace cap
6. Replace coil
I don't think it is plugs since I wouldn't thik that could all go at once. Do
you KNOW that fuel is geting throught the carbs, or is it just getting to the
carbs?
I hope you get it going, I may be off base on this, but I'm sure I'll get
corrected if I missed anything, or stated something incorrectlly.
Patton
At 7/21/99 12:02:00 PM, you wrote:
>Well, after writing a long answer to the "Do you like your car?" question
>at the cartalk site, going on and on about how reliable my Sprite has been,
>it died this morning on the way to work. There is a God, and she's not
>happy with me!
>
>Anyway, the conditions are that I was cruising through a neighborhood at
>about 20 mph and the car very suddenly died - no gasping, etc. Upon
>inspection, I found that plenty of fuel was getting to the carbs. The
>starter still turns the engine over, and in fact turns it fast enough to
>register healthy oil pressure (40+). Both fuses are intact. All other
>electrics work. To check whether I have spark, I turned the ignition key to
>'on', pulled a plug wire, inserted a metal rod into the lead, held the rod
>close to the plug tip, then cranked the engine using the remote starter
>button in the engine compartment. There was no spark. I don't know if the
>is the correct procedure for this test, though. One thing I did not check
>is whether the rockers are moving (i.e., is the timing chain intact) by
>looking into the oil fill hole while cranking the engine.
>
>Assuming that I'm testing for spark correctly, and given that I'm getting
>none at any plug, I think that either the coil or the dizzy could be at
>fault. What do you think? I'm somewhat anxious to resolve this as this is
>my only car.
>
>TIA,
>
>Jeff
>
>Jeff Boatright '65 Sprite MkIII __o_\__
>http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/
>
>
>
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Patton Dickson - Madison, MS - http://members.xoom.com/spridget/
'67 AH Sprite
'65 Corvair 110/4sp Monza Vert
'23 Model T Speedster
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