Trying to get her started

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No spare coil.

I have installed some kind of aftermarket coil. I was told that it is oil filled and should not be installed horizontally the way the factory coil was. But I was also told that sometimes they go bad and sometimes they don't when installed that way. So it could be the coil is just not producing enough spark.

I will order a new one and try that.

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Finally after so many months of occasional work and constant head scratching, the problem turns out to be one wire.

I bypassed the ballast resistor and she fired right up. Wow I feel dumb. A bit of research led to me discovering that there are two different coils. The 1.5 ohm needs the resistor, the 3 ohm does not. Why the old set up worked fine I may never know. Probably that the old coil did go bad, and that my new one is 3 ohm.

Now if I can only get the water pump to seal.....

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Well that's a HUGE relief! Congrats on getting it done and running....except for the coolant leak (ugh.) May take a couple of tries with the gaskets, and you need to have both surfaces COMPLETELY smooth and clean.

I hope that's the last big hurdle you have to manage

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Thanks! Yeah I am excited. This whole time I have been driving around in a 1988 Volvo 4 door. Automatic, all the grandma equipment. I am just about ready to shoot myself. Thank goodness for my motorcycle!

Also I wanted to thank you Xray for all the very valuable information you offered earlier in this thread. I did everything you suggested and I don't think the engine would be running as well as it does now without your help! So thank you very much!

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I am also trying to get my 1972 240Z running. I believe I have the wires right for timing order.... Good spark at the points.... Car tries to start but won't keep running.

Fuel is getting to carbs.... I wanted to check the carb bowls but I don't know how to

get them off.... I have round top SU's that have a hunk of the casting that prevents

easy removal of the top of the float bowl.

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