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porsche715 · Joined: 05 Apr 2014 Posts: 13 Location: wisconsin

i just took out engine and replace it on my 924 n/a and all seems to have went well except now i am not getting stark from my distributor. the coil is putting out electricity but still nothing from the distributor. any suggestions?

Fifty50Plus · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:54 am Post subject:

A bit more information is needed.
What year car, what distributor?
The coil gets 12 volts from the battery, ramps it up and then discharges the high voltage spark to the distributor four times per rotation based on a signal from the distributor (points or optical wheel).
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fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

Wrong section, but did you reconnect the large ground strap at the coil?

How about the distributor pickup connector?
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porsche715 · Joined: 05 Apr 2014 Posts: 13 Location: wisconsin

1978 and its rotor no points

porsche715 · Joined: 05 Apr 2014 Posts: 13 Location: wisconsin

ground strap yes. but I believer there is supposed to be 2 wires connected to the distributor but I cannot seem to find where the came from or go to.

Ian89C4 · Joined: 01 Apr 2011 Posts: 561 Location: North Carolina

If I remember correctly the 78 has a points distributor...I could be wrong.

The only two wires going into the distributor should be the HT lead from the coil going into the center of the distributor cap and if you have a HAL sensor distributor (in lieu of the the points one) you will have that connector as well towards the bottom of the distributor.

Make sure you have 12 volts going to the coil, easy to check with a volt meter. You could have a bad coil. Prior to pulling the engine it may have been limping along, but with a refreshed motor there may not be enough spark and she won't run.

Also check you ignition timing, cam timing and overall timing...that may be an issue as well.

Are you spark plugs fouled?

Make sure the spark plug leads are all seated well and the connectors are clean and not corroded.

Did you reconnect your grounding straps to the engine? it has to be grounded or the spark plugs won't fire.

Good luck
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1981 924 SCCA/ChampCar Weissach Race Car ("Serenity")
1987 924S ChampCar Endurance Car ("Der Weg")
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porsche715 · Joined: 05 Apr 2014 Posts: 13 Location: wisconsin

I am getting sparks from coil. not sure what volt but I hooked a spark plug to the coil and got amazing spark. everything else is brand new except distributor

KDJones2000 · Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Posts: 322 Location: Phoenix, AZ

My guess is that you haven't timed the distributor correctly so that the rotor is pointing to the #1 post on the distributor cap.

Put everything at TDC and check that the rotor is pointing to the little notch on the distributor. Once that is done, make sure that your #1 wire is connected to the correct post on the cap.

BTW the '78 has a Hall sensor but no points.

Good luck....
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