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J.Cagle · 11-15-2011, 11:13 PM

yes, they move and look new. I don't know what else to check. Had a friend come over with his volt meter and I am getting good power to the coil and everything.

J.Cagle · 11-15-2011, 11:25 PM

A guy I know suggested switching my wires around that connect to the coil. That sound like a possibility?

awbrown · 11-15-2011, 11:29 PM

negative to points positive to switch and resistor bypass wire ...did you try to short the points with a screwdriver???you could also hot wire direct to the battery....

J.Cagle · 11-15-2011, 11:32 PM

Yeah, Ive got my negative side hooked to distributor and the positive side hooked to the power wire that comes out of the wireing harness on the firewall. When I touch my test light to the negative terminal on the coil it lights it up when the key is on. Thats normal right?

awbrown · 11-15-2011, 11:49 PM

drive your testlight between the contacts of the points and see if you get any spark from the coil wire.with the key on of course...

awbrown · 11-15-2011, 11:50 PM

last but not least run a ground wire to the distributor in case it has coroded between the clamp and block...Dont force me to come down there and start that thing for you !!!lol... one more thing you can check it by grounding your test light and checking the distibutor housing and see if it is grounded fifteen years can cause a lot of corrosion and a lack of a ground ...if when you go from ground to the distributor housing if you get a light it is not grounded properly..........

**Captainfab** · 11-16-2011, 01:57 AM

Sounds like you are having the same issue I had last week. I posted the solution in my previous post.

J.Cagle · 11-20-2011, 11:06 AM

Got it to run!!!!!!!!!!!!! Put a set of new points in it and it fired up. Actually ran pretty good. Didnt smoke or knock. Wouldnt stay running with out either b/c the old gas is so bad. Draining the old gas now and Im gonna tune it all up and see how she'll run! Pretty excited!

csa daddy · 11-20-2011, 02:13 PM

congrats on getting her runnin

b2948kevin · 11-26-2011, 12:04 PM

Nice! Beware that the screens in the tank (at the end of the pick up tube that also holds the fuel sender) can rust and clog. I sprayed mine with carb cleaner and scraped it off and it worked again. It was really nasty in the beginning.
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11-15-2011, 11:13 PM	#26
J.Cagle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dennis Kansas Posts: 335	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? yes, they move and look new. I don't know what else to check. Had a friend come over with his volt meter and I am getting good power to the coil and everything. __________________ 1964 c-10 Long stepside, 230 I6 ,3spd, dealer add-on air.

11-15-2011, 11:25 PM	#27
J.Cagle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dennis Kansas Posts: 335	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? A guy I know suggested switching my wires around that connect to the coil. That sound like a possibility? __________________ 1964 c-10 Long stepside, 230 I6 ,3spd, dealer add-on air.

11-15-2011, 11:29 PM	#28
awbrown Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 1,209	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? negative to points positive to switch and resistor bypass wire ...did you try to short the points with a screwdriver???you could also hot wire direct to the battery....

11-15-2011, 11:32 PM	#29
J.Cagle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dennis Kansas Posts: 335	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? Yeah, Ive got my negative side hooked to distributor and the positive side hooked to the power wire that comes out of the wireing harness on the firewall. When I touch my test light to the negative terminal on the coil it lights it up when the key is on. Thats normal right? __________________ 1964 c-10 Long stepside, 230 I6 ,3spd, dealer add-on air.

11-15-2011, 11:49 PM	#30
awbrown Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 1,209	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? drive your testlight between the contacts of the points and see if you get any spark from the coil wire.with the key on of course...

11-15-2011, 11:50 PM	#31
awbrown Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 1,209	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? last but not least run a ground wire to the distributor in case it has coroded between the clamp and block...Dont force me to come down there and start that thing for you !!!lol... one more thing you can check it by grounding your test light and checking the distibutor housing and see if it is grounded fifteen years can cause a lot of corrosion and a lack of a ground ...if when you go from ground to the distributor housing if you get a light it is not grounded properly.......... Last edited by awbrown; 11-15-2011 at 11:57 PM.

11-16-2011, 01:57 AM	#32
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? Sounds like you are having the same issue I had last week. I posted the solution in my previous post. __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

11-20-2011, 11:06 AM	#33
J.Cagle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dennis Kansas Posts: 335	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? Got it to run!!!!!!!!!!!!! Put a set of new points in it and it fired up. Actually ran pretty good. Didnt smoke or knock. Wouldnt stay running with out either b/c the old gas is so bad. Draining the old gas now and Im gonna tune it all up and see how she'll run! Pretty excited! __________________ 1964 c-10 Long stepside, 230 I6 ,3spd, dealer add-on air.

11-20-2011, 02:13 PM	#34
csa daddy Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: evington,va Posts: 1,205	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? congrats on getting her runnin

11-26-2011, 12:04 PM	#35
b2948kevin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 304	Re: Getting a non running truck started?? Nice! Beware that the screens in the tank (at the end of the pick up tube that also holds the fuel sender) can rust and clog. I sprayed mine with carb cleaner and scraped it off and it worked again. It was really nasty in the beginning. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 66 Chevy C10 Stepside LWB My Build Thread 75 Harley FLH 84 Mercedes 300TD Diesel Wagon



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