1965 ford 6 cyl 240 used a tester on coil no juice.
2007-07-15 14:45:59 · 13 answers · asked by jim m 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Look in the distributor. Your points/condenser need to be checked/replaced. Simple test is to pull the coil wire and test to ground for a spark. if none, see above. Another possibility would be a bad ground on the - (minus) side of the coil but it's probably the points.
2007-07-15 14:53:12 · answer #1 · answered by ToolManJobber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a 1965 it will have a point ignition system.
First make sure that there is battery power [positive if it is a negative grounded vehicle and negative on a positive grounded vehicle] when the ignition switch is switched on. If not trace the wire to the ignition switch to find out why there is no power.Some older vehicles have a piece of resistant wire and that can be burnt out.
If there is power remove the high tension wire from the coil and hold it close to a metal part and operate the engine with the ignition switch. If there is a spark but with the wire connected to the distributor there is no spark at the plugs the distributor cap or the rotor are bad.
If there is no spark at the coil's wire go to the distributor. Have a good look at the thin low tension wire between the coil and distributor. If you turn the engine slowly over do the points open and close? With the points open you can bridge the gap with a srewdriver and when you remove the bridge check for a spark on the high voltage wire that runs from the coil to the distributor. With the points open you must get battery power on both sides of the coil [the power goes through the windings in the coil.If there is only battery power on one side of the coil with the points open suspect the low tension wire between coil and distributor to be shorted to ground, a short at the points or a shorted condensor [capacitor]
The system works like this: Battery power is supplied to one side of the coil via the ignition switch, the other side of the coil is connected to the points. When the points are closed the coil is connected to earth via the points. The moment that the points open a high voltage is generated in the coil. That voltage goes from the coil to the distributorcap via the thick high tension wire and then to the rotor. From there it will jump to the pins in the cap that are connected to the plugwires..
2007-07-15 15:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a 65 ford the power comes from the ing. switch to the coil the points ground the coil to make it fire. You probably have burnt points if the coil is not firing. if the coil is firing check the cap and rotor.
2007-07-15 15:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Harry M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK here goes if you have no voltage to the coil did you check that ? when you turn motor over did you check for coil spark and did you check condenser and ground in dist and the point settings? id the dist cover bad ? is the rotor good ?
2007-07-15 14:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by Eagle Auto Electric 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
electrical problems get to be a whole lot of fun, right? ok the battery is good, we have eliminated that possibility. now let us move up the circuit to eliminate a safety device. try turning the key withe the trans mission in park, then in neural. if it cranks in the neutral position, your neutral safety switch has failed you. you dont have an anti theft device in the car do you, some times if you disconnect the battery, that system can go a little haywire.
2016-05-18 22:02:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Points and condenser hookup to the negative side of the coil. NOT the positive side. (so that's not it)
Hows you ballast resistor to the positive side of the coil?
How are your fuses?
Is your key switch bad?
Run a power wire from battery + to coil + for testing purposes.
2007-07-15 15:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the condensor its a little silver looking canister on the side of the dizzy if it fails no spark cost about five to ten bucks to replace mine went on my old ford took mechanic five mins to fix
2007-07-15 15:00:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did u try replacing the coil wire and/or distributor, cap and rotor????
2007-07-15 14:51:36 · answer #8 · answered by gbpackers_fan1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of the other answers are pretty good, one thing you don't want to over look is to take the dist.cap off and make sure the rotor is actually turning.
2007-07-15 16:43:38 · answer #9 · answered by um.yeah.okay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unhooking the condenser will verify if that is the problem or not.Old points crystalize and quit working.
2007-07-15 15:17:07 · answer #10 · answered by gdwrnch40 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋