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My C&C Corvette was very late being launched this season due to a belated paint job and a serious leak fortunately found and fixed. When finally launched, the engine refused to start (they say problems come in 3's!!), and following the Moyer troubleshooting bible, I checked for fuel (OK), wire connections (OK), spark plugs (OK), compression (OK) and then did the spark-from-the-coil-HT-lead-to-block trick. This last check puzzled me, on turning the engine over, I got one good spark then nothing. To cut a long story short, I was embarassed to discover I had installed the distributor cap 180 degrees out when I cleaned the points before the launch! Yes, it's possible even with the special cutout to fit the distributor 'only one way'! Fortunately there was no damage, and after correcting, the engine fired up the first flick of the starter, much to the admiration of my wife!! Should I tell her or bathe in the light of her hero-worshipping a while longer?? 
Bob, master of the newly named s/v 'Dovetale'
Bob, master of the newly named s/v 'Dovetale'
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