HEI upgrade, wont start (no spark?)
Ok, I've been driving myself crazy with this all day. This is on a 1964 Dart 270
I have got this HEI kit from ebay:
Dodge Mopar Slant 6 Electronic Distributor Kit Fits 170-198-225 Slant Six. SALE! | eBay
So this came with a new coil. The instructions that came with it are ok I guess. I did make all the connections I believe. In the pic below is a drawing of the connections as I understood it.
It was running on the old points and original distributor, but a bit rough at take offs and since I want to upgrade a lot of components on the car, figured I'd go ahead and do this.
Currently the car is not starting, it cranks fine. What I have done:
Ran a ground wire from the box where I screwed it down on the fender, to a ground.
New spark plugs gapped at .045.
I have checked for TDC on cylinder #1 several times with a piston stop.
Plug wires are in the correct order (1 5 3 6 2 4) clockwise on cap.
Rotor is pointing to cylinder #1.
I have even tried pulling out the distributor and advancing the rotor gear one tooth at a time and placing the distributor back in. Must have gone around twice doing this.
The problem must be in getting spark. I saw spark from the coil plug early on, but now I am not seeing any, so maybe it was a fluke that I saw, I dunno. And this is why I spent all that time on the above :D cause I thought there was spark....
I have used a test light to see that I have power at both sides of the ballast resistor with key in run.
Test light on + side of coil is good with key in run.
Test light on - side of coil lights up when cranking.
Put a spark plug on some different metal surfaces and got nothing.
I have ensured the battery is staying charged.
Is there another connection that I need to make somewhere that is not explained?
Many thanks!
Ok, I've been driving myself crazy with this all day. This is on a 1964 Dart 270
I have got this HEI kit from ebay:
Dodge Mopar Slant 6 Electronic Distributor Kit Fits 170-198-225 Slant Six. SALE! | eBay
So this came with a new coil. The instructions that came with it are ok I guess. I did make all the connections I believe. In the pic below is a drawing of the connections as I understood it.
It was running on the old points and original distributor, but a bit rough at take offs and since I want to upgrade a lot of components on the car, figured I'd go ahead and do this.
Currently the car is not starting, it cranks fine. What I have done:
Ran a ground wire from the box where I screwed it down on the fender, to a ground.
New spark plugs gapped at .045.
I have checked for TDC on cylinder #1 several times with a piston stop.
Plug wires are in the correct order (1 5 3 6 2 4) clockwise on cap.
Rotor is pointing to cylinder #1.
I have even tried pulling out the distributor and advancing the rotor gear one tooth at a time and placing the distributor back in. Must have gone around twice doing this.
The problem must be in getting spark. I saw spark from the coil plug early on, but now I am not seeing any, so maybe it was a fluke that I saw, I dunno. And this is why I spent all that time on the above :D cause I thought there was spark....
I have used a test light to see that I have power at both sides of the ballast resistor with key in run.
Test light on + side of coil is good with key in run.
Test light on - side of coil lights up when cranking.
Put a spark plug on some different metal surfaces and got nothing.
I have ensured the battery is staying charged.
Is there another connection that I need to make somewhere that is not explained?
Many thanks!
