53 288 will not fire

Posted by Tall Steve On 2023/5/29 17:19:16

All,

I have a 53 Packard with a 288. I had to replace the distributor back in the winter. Installed and it cranked right up and ran perfectly. Came back to it a few weeks later and it wouldn’t start. No spark. Found that rotor button was broken. The brass had popped out between the center and the outside contact. Ordered and it will not start. I’ve had several people help me with this problem that are not Packard peeps. Wondering if the wiring on the coil could have been incorrectly installed. Should the positive side of the coil connect to distributor or should the negative side? I put a meter on the coil with power and I get a bit over 6 volts on both sides of the coil. I have checked the point gap and have it at .017. Timing is at 6 btdc. Carb is spraying gas into cyl. Need some help