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without realizing there was a van/Econoline section...doh!
This seems to be a common thing lately, looking at the few active threads here haha.
I am near completion on my '66 Econoline 5 window rebuild and just finished the full rewiring (what a nightmare) and all seems to be OK.
However, when I crank the engine over to start it I am getting no spark to the plugs.
I have put a new condenser and points on without any success.
I tested the coil via attaching a spark plug to the center distributor wire and attaching a wire from the "-" on the coil directly to the battery "-" and got a spark each time on the plug so the coil appears to be OK as do the plugs.
I do not have a dummy light setup but rather an actual ammeter on the dash so I am not wiring up the stator from the voltage regulator to the alt "S" but instead wiring it to a termination block that has the ignition wire and coil going to it as well that leads back from the ignition switch to the fuse block.
I have drawn up my current wiring, can you see any issues or offer any suggestions?
The breaker plate moves to allow the timing moment to adjust. I think the ground wire is a resistor wire that terminates at the plate. they notoriously work harden and break inside the insulation.
10-16-2015, 11:21 AM
