[FC] Still stumped...Rampside still won't start

[Ben's Bus]

Well, the only thing my buddy could find today was definitely 
strange...the positive wire to the coil's terminal was touching the 
outer rim of the coil causing its own short. Once we got that ironed out 
and repositioned some plug wires (not sure how this was incorrect as I 
changed them over one at a time taking the old wire off and the new one 
on directly in its spot) she started up.

I can't verify if this short was the initial cause for the abrupt 
stalling the other day as I had replaced the coil...it might just have 
been a fluke. He found it by realizing how hot that positive wire got 
when the ignition switch was in the "on" position.

She fires up now. Hopefully I can take her for a test drive tomorrow 
just to be sure all systems are go.

Ben

On 8/18/2010 5:45 PM, Dennis Johnsey USN (ret) wrote:
> First, pull the #1 plug wire off the distributor, but leave the tip of the wire lieng close to the top of the plug. When you turn the motor over, if you see a spark jump across between the wire and the plug, the coil's probably ok. If the point gap is right, you can look at the wire position.
> Since you replaced the spark wires, double check the position of the wires on distributor. It's more likely to get that wrong than timing, since there was no need to loosen the distributor clamp in the first place.  Here's a diagram to help:
> http://www.yourbuyersinn.com/Cars/Corvair/CorvairIgnitionWiring.htm
> If all that's correct, then check fuel delivery to the carbs.
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