Re: [AMC-list] Concord won't start

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd bet on the pickup coil. When mine went bad I just changed the whole
distributor. It was easier that way. : )


Ken

Quoting Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx>:

> 
> russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx> said:
> 
> 
> >I have a 78 Concord 304 that is driving me nuts. It won't start. When I 
> >release the key from the start position it tries to start and if I am lucky
> 
> >it'll fire, but the key returns to off too soon. I hooked up one of those 
> >spark testers and I get no spark while it is cranking, then when I release 
> >the jumper it sparks for an instant.
> 
> 
> I cracked open the 78 TSM.  For "no start, no spark", it says:
> 
> - no voltage to ign
> - primary wiring connector not fully engaged
> - coil open or shorted
> - cracked distributor cap
> - defective rotor
> 
> In my experience some other possibilities come to mind.  Dave Stohler
> mentioned the rod-actuated switch attached to the steering column.  I picked
> up two cars in a row several years ago that the owners had a no-start
> condition on that they couldn't figure out.  In both cases, that switch was
> simply misadjusted!  If you look at it, you will see that it has elongated
> slots so it can slide back and forth.  If those switches aren't in exactly
> the right spot, they can cause all sorts of mischief.
> 
> 
> >I took off the batt cable to charge it as I wore the battery down cranking,
> and the car cranked for a second. Whats going on?
> 
> 
> You disconnected it but it continued cranking?  Now that is weird.  However
> I've noticed a discharged battery can make the starting system do all sorts
> of really weird stuff.  But that symptom suggests either there was some
> residual current left in the system somewhere or that the engine actually
> fired as you disconnected it and the starter was still engaged and went along
> for the ride.
> 
> I'd take a look at the basics first.  Make sure your switch is applying
> current to the right wires at the right position of the key, and go from
> there.  Once you have that, test current at the coil, and so on.
> 
> 
> 
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