Re: Unable to start up 1940 356 engine

Posted by JWL On 2014/7/14 21:40:17

I would look real close at the distributor. As already pointed out the cap and rotor would be the first things to check. Next I would make sure none of the wires inside the distributor are grounding, the points have the correct gap, and that the insulator for the stud that fastens the distributor lead is not cracked or broken. If a physical inspection does not reveal anything wrong then look to see that the distributor was not installed 180 deg. off. Check to make sure the spark plug wires are in the correct order If all this checks out okay, then go to basic trouble shooting. It will run.

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