I have a 1980 Hammond, St Tropez, with a MCM 260 (350 CID) Serial Number 5570571(from the engine tag)
I cannot get any spark when I turn over the engine. Below are the tests that I ran (could not upload the spreadsheet)
Anybody have any suggestions?
I cannot get any spark when I turn over the engine. Below are the tests that I ran (could not upload the spreadsheet)
Anybody have any suggestions?
| | Volts with ignition on | Volts at starting | ||
| Wires to (+) side of coil not attached | | | COIL | OHMS |
| Purple wire | 12.00 | 9.60 | Primary Resistance | 2.00 |
| Purple w yellow stripe | 0.00 | 9.40 | Secondary Resistance @ 20k | 11.60 |
| Red wire from Distributor | 0.02 | -0.07 | Coil worked well on 67 Chevy | |
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| All 3 wires attached to (+) side of coil | 12.00 | 9.20 | Good ground at Distributor Plate | |
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| Wires to (-) side of coil - not attached | | | ||
| Two gray wires(tach) to (-) side of coil | 0.02 | 0.06 | New conversion kit installed in Distributor - (Tested - OK) | |
| Black wire from Distributor | 0.10 | 0.07 | gap .040 (1mm)- 9.37 ohms | |
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| All 3 wires attached to (-) side of coil | 12.00 | 9.10 | Disconnected Gray wires, turned over engine - no spark |