Condensor issue 69GTX

[Sly B.]

69 GTX - been sitting 44 years. Replacing after market Mallory condenser with new stock condenser from local part store (see pics).
Points adjusted, points cleaned, new coil, new condenser, coil is hot. Still no spark. Question: Does the msd blaster 2 coil have to be grounded?

 

[pnora]

No.

 

[pnora]

Get that old condenser out of the system and run the wire from the distributor to the coil negative. Are both point sets opening? Is there 12 volts to the coil with the key on and when cranking? You should be able to trouble shoot that in minutes.

 

[Sly B.]

Get that old condenser out of the system and run the wire from the distributor to the coil negative. Are both point sets opening? Is there 12 volts to the coil with the key on and when cranking? You should be able to trouble shoot that in minutes.

Great feedback.
Points are clean n set properly. Voltage to coil drops when cranking.

Yes, the old condenser’s gotta go and we’ll wire coil directly to distributor.

 

[R413]

Why is th wold condensor top still there?

That water neck is in rough shape.

 

[Sly B.]

We left the old condenser on just to use it to connect the wires and it was not grounded so im thinking that can’t be the problem.

 

[pnora]

We left the old condenser on just to use it to connect the wires and it was not grounded so im thinking that can’t be the problem.

Wrong thinking.

 

[Sly B.]

Wrong thinking.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Sly B.]

Yeah, we’re going to try what you suggested above.

 

[pnora]

What are your thoughts?

Eliminate the possibilities. You are obviously overlooking a very simple system. That red wires ends do not look healthy either.

 

[haywire 440]

Sly, I have to wonder if the MSD box that is wired into your distributor system is working properly. That box, that is mounted by the battery, was seen in a previous photo you personally sent me. Maybe disconnecting that from the distributor system would show if the distributor would spark a plug on its own. I suggest posting that MSD box.

 

[Sly B.]

Sly, I have to wonder if the MSD box that is wired into your distributor system is working properly. That box, that is mounted by the battery, was seen in a previous photo you personally sent me. Maybe disconnecting that from the distributor system would show if the distributor would spark a plug on its own. I suggest posting that MSD box.

Thanks haywire 440. That’s a good point. I’ll share this with Ed, see how this works tomorrow.