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Well, I'm being overly dramatic. But she isn't starting and I'm not sure why.
I've got fuel but no fire. Unsure why, but I did do some poking around behind the instrument cluster.
Here's the rundown. I've been disassembling my P1800 and I spent a lot of time today checking the fit of some components in the under-dash space of the Amazon. I didn't unhook anything stock, but I did remove a couple of dead wires that went to some after-market thing that the original owner installed (some sort of rechargable flashlight mount). It was wired to the stock under-dash lights, which I repaired and made functional again. I also poked around the wiring behind the instrument cluster. I didn't detach anything, but I did reroute a couple of my indicator lights just for tidiness. This car also has a crane electronic ignition, so my armored cable was severed and spliced some time back.
I went to start the car and all systems are working (lights, fans, wiper, etc) The car cranks... and cranks... and cranks, but won't fire up. I can smell fuel so I've got fuel in the carbs and I suspect that there's no fire getting to the sparks.
I have a testing tool that you clip to a ground and put against the spark wires. It has a red flashing led that shows the strength and pulse of the voltage going to the sparks. I placed it against the coil wire (which has shown the same pulse in the past). However, when I crank the car I see no pulse. So... is there some issue with my coil? I'm unsure if I have a spare, but as I'm converting to a D-jet in the future, perhaps I ought to go ahead and switch it out. However, I'm not sure how to rewire the system for the new coil.
Any thoughts and ideas are appreciated.
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