1973 318 - daily driver for years - now won’t start
1973 Dodge Dart Swinger
318 / auto
183,000mi
edelbrock 1406 + intake + head rebuild ~20k ago
This car is my daily driver for a couple years now. Very reliable. Starts first try and chokes fine. Recently parked at a restaurant for dinner, are and when I came back out to leave - the engine just turned over and over with no sign of starting. Not even a putter. I killed the battery, got a jump and ended up killing the starter trying to get it running.
Fast forward to now and I’ve replaced the following, in order, 1-by-1:
- Starter
- Battery
- Spark plugs
- Wires
- Ballast Resistor
- Ignition coil
- Ignition module
- Reluctor
- Distributor Pickup Coil
- Wires
- Fuel filter
Starter fluid, gas in bowls and still nothing but the motor turning over and over. The thing that’s boggling my mind is I see spark on the number one cylinder when I test the spark. But Nothing Fires. Not even the slightest stumble.
I’ve bought an ignition lock cylinder because I see that’s the only thing I haven’t swapped and saw some saying it might be a culprit. Honestly, I’ve got no clue what to do if that doesn’t work.
Any ideas?
