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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 02:07 PM
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no fire....

ok so after unseizing the motor and checking everything out it all looks good but now i have no fire.... ive got power too the coil and can ark the coil wire against the block but the spark is orange and no fire in the plug holes?
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 04:07 PM
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ive changed plugs, checked wires and cap and rotor are newer truck wont run off of ether sprayed into carb, i pulled plugs thought maby they got fouled from too much fluid in cylinders still maby.... dint work poured gas in carb tryed etherstill nothing.... and there is spark from the coil wire too the distributor cap could this be something to do with the pickup coil air gap?? to much gap and no spark or not enough gap and no spark, if so does anybody know the proper measurment for the gap and how to set it??
 
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by earthquake68
... then drip ATF down the carburetor. It'll reseat the rings. Of course, it's going to smoke like a freight train while you're doing this and you may need another set of plugs after that, but it should be ok after that.
Back in the day, this technique was also used in drive in movies to repel mosquitos. So if you have mosquitos about, expect a bonus effect.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 10:15 PM
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Orange spark means either a weak coil, or maybe a bad connection to the coil...should be blue
 
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