Subject: RE: Baffled in the Rockies
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Apr 14, 2002, 7:24 PM
Post ID: 1710061307
Jack,
Be sure that your grounds are all good.
Regards...Ian
============================================================ I'm stumped, so decided to sit here with a good designer beer (Stone Pale Ale from San Diego area) and see if the list can help me. I just reassembled the Ambassador after having the engine out for a clutch job. Bike was running fine prior to this. After reassembly, it won't start. Checking showed spark to only one cylinder. So .... off came the seat and tank for access to the electrics. Results show spark to only one side of distributor cap. Switch leads and plugs with spark still to only that side of distributor, thus verifying the spark plugs and the wires. Now it gets interesting. I remove the distributor cap and rotor from the Eldorado (it runs fine, thank you) - and install on Ambassador .... with the same damned result!!! Still no fire to one side of the distributor cap. I reset point gap, swore at the damn thing, and now I'm out of ideas. What could do this? The distributor was not out of the engine, so there's no issue with it being out of time. Come on gang - give me some ideas. Me? I'm heading for the hot tub to really focus on the problem. Worst case is to ride the LeMans for a while. TIA. Jack Lundberg Colorado Springs, CO '72 Ambassador, '73 Eldo, '86 LeMans 1000, = |