[Mgs] Trying to Start My 58 MGA

[Paul Root]

If you have a timing light. Hook it up to each wire in turn (staring with coil
to dizzy), and see that something happens when cranking.

If you don't have a timing light, you really need one. But to just check for
spark, you can hold a wire with insulated pliers near to a metal part under
the hood, and the spark should jump when cranking.

Once you have reliable spark, you'll need to use the timing light to make sure
you have the timing right, or close.


On Nov 19, 2012, at 10:07 AM, WLHoss at aol.com wrote:

> Hi,
>
> After letting my car sit for close to two years I'm making a  concerted
> effort to get it running in the next week or so.  I've removed  what old gas
> was in the tank and replaced the fuel filters and a  kinked section of gas
> line and I seem to have good gas flow to the  carburetors (pressure gauge
set
> on two).  The dash pots have oil and the  choke is working properly.
>
> It appears the points are gapped correctly and are opening and  closing.
> Can someone explain or point me to something on line that  shows how to
check
> for spark - preferably without getting  the bit?
>
> I tried to check the archives but couldn't bring them up this afternoon
> (Sat 2 PM CST) and nothing jumped out at me on Barney's site when I
looked.
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Bill Hoss
> St. Louis, MO
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