please help...if it's not one thing it's another....

pinkfuzzibunnies said

sorry, I have a 75 dodge dart /6...points...don't know how to hot wire it...I do not know how to check it for spark, i'm a newbie...my dad said to shoot some starter fluid in it and see if it starts then that would mean I'm getting a spark so we were going to do that tomorrow. oh yeah, my car has ac so the heater core was in the middle of the dash

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Don't bother with the starting fluid.
Run a wire from the battery pos to the + side of the coil. (hotwired)
Try it right away and don't leave it that way if it does start.

I have a feeling that since it puffs back when you let go of the key, that it may be a ballast or ignition switch problem.
The hot wire will bypass both of these temporarily.

Point is to try the easy stuff first.
Then go back to 67Dart273 (Del's) diagnostics if it does not start.