6v Coil No spark

Hi Steve – still having problems?

1 ohm on the 200 Ohm range for the primary (+ to – terminals) seems about right. Did you measure the secondary?

Does it work with the old coil?

I’d suspect the new points and condenser before the coil. Do the points actually make contact or is there one film over the contacts? I think I had that problem once.

Steve

Are you still struggling?

First thought …. have you got the timing set correctly?  It is easy to be 180° out because the flywheel timing slot is in the same position for ignition of both 1st and 4th cylinder.

Next … I see Chris has suggested reverting to the old coil to eliminate that as a possibility.

For the same reason, I would advocate putting all the old bits back.

Assuming the engine then runs, try changing them one at a time so you know each component is doing what it should before proceeding to the next.   However, if the engine does not run with the old bits, the problem must lie elsewhere.  Fuel?

One final thought  … you say you set the points at 0.50.  Try reducing to 0.4mm, (0.015″).  I generally prefer to set points using a dwell meter but that does require the engine to be running first.  I found 56° dwell to be best setting for a 4-cyl Traction.

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