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Old 08-25-2018, 11:22 AM
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My 'would crank, had spark, but would not start issue' was solved by correctly adjusting the points.
Instead of the points gap being .2 as per spec, it was way out at .5.
Visibly you would see spark, but it was not blue and strong.
Was not enough to actually fire when the plug was in the cylinder.
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