I hate wires

chug_A_bug · #1 July 29th 2006, 02:37

hey guys well this is a dumb ?? but it's been driving me crazy
I have a 69 1600 single port all new. I just put in in the car, and it wont start. I have an 009 ELECTRONIC IGNITION and it's hooked up right, got power to the coil but no SPARK!! ahhhh it turns over but nothing I have been looking at this for 2 days now and it's killing me please help

Komet · #2 July 29th 2006, 04:37

You have power to the coil, but do you have power from the coil as well?

chug_A_bug · #3 July 29th 2006, 08:20

yes I do

but still nothing

I just don't get it

1303R · #4 July 29th 2006, 10:21

hey, so you put a spark plug on HT lead from coil and earthed it? and you got a spark? you have put rotor arm on aint ya? lol. sorry ive done it!also if dizzy is not lined up proper it may miss the contacts.
al

chug_A_bug · #5 July 29th 2006, 10:47

I have power to everything that should and everything is New I'm using a super spark coil to power the ELECTRONIC IGNITION and I still have nothing I'm done all the test that I can think of and I still don't have spark I just don't know ahhhhhhhhhhh

CLKWRK · #6 July 29th 2006, 15:50

If you hook the pertronics up backwards for any reason, it will instantly fry.
I did that once on my dune buggy,
RIP pertronic

Komet · #7 July 30th 2006, 22:27

Put some points in and see if that works.

chug_A_bug · #8 August 13th 2006, 02:12

I have tried pionts and I still have nothing theres no cut wires and I have a new battery reg plugs rotor cap everything is new

and still nothing it's just something simple that I'm over looking

CLKWRK · #9 August 13th 2006, 12:07

I recently had a problem in my 911, it suddenly died and did'nt have any spark, turns out the coil was fried.
It was because the msd multi spark cdi I was using wasn't supposed to be used with a bosch silver coil. I ran out and got an MSD 8222 coil and now she runs like a champ. What kind of electronic ignition are you using? it is possible that it might have damaged your coil.

Bry

chug_A_bug · #10 August 13th 2006, 17:36

hey well I was using a pertronix but that didn't seem to work so I put the pionts back in and that still doesn't work maybe I'll get a MSD coil and try that I did try the Accel coil and that didn't seem to work either

CLKWRK · #11 August 13th 2006, 18:39

you shouldnt have to run out and buy another coil, just get a stock vw coil and try it, you will know right away cause it will try to start up unless your timing or firing order is not right.

Maybe if you took a pic of your setup we might be able to see if you forgot something. Just turn it over to TDC and pull the rotor cap off.

Btw I have extra coils if you need one.

Bryan

brujo65 · #12 August 13th 2006, 23:11

ok let hot wire your car do you know how???
from the+ off battery run a wire to + off the coil and from - to the engine. if the coil is good,spark plugs,ing wires and point or electronic ing + gas the engine will run.

good luck Yuri

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