Robj
Well-Known Member
70 Dart 318
Well, I guess I screwed up. The engine was running and I was rearranging the heater hoses because I saw they were riding on the top of the alternator. I guess I got a hold of the dark blue field wire and pulled it off it's spade connector on the alternator. It made a bright blue spark. Wasn't expecting that. The engine kept running but I went around and turned it off.
Now I've got no spark. Just cranks.
I know the wire runs to the ballast resistor and from there over to the positive side of the coil and to the ignition switch.
A splice from it runs to the voltage regulator.
Another splice before the BR runs to the ignition switch.
And other indicators such as brake and oil.
I haven't even really begun to check anything yet. My first inclination was that I screwed up the coil but it did run until I turned it off. I do have a Pertronix conversion module in the distributor. I suppose that may have fried but again it did keep running.
Any ideas are appreciated.
Well, I guess I screwed up. The engine was running and I was rearranging the heater hoses because I saw they were riding on the top of the alternator. I guess I got a hold of the dark blue field wire and pulled it off it's spade connector on the alternator. It made a bright blue spark. Wasn't expecting that. The engine kept running but I went around and turned it off.
Now I've got no spark. Just cranks.
I know the wire runs to the ballast resistor and from there over to the positive side of the coil and to the ignition switch.
A splice from it runs to the voltage regulator.
Another splice before the BR runs to the ignition switch.
And other indicators such as brake and oil.
I haven't even really begun to check anything yet. My first inclination was that I screwed up the coil but it did run until I turned it off. I do have a Pertronix conversion module in the distributor. I suppose that may have fried but again it did keep running.
Any ideas are appreciated.