Bought a non runner in Vancouver

[Grumpy Ole Codger]

With that avatar of yours, you are forgiven of any wrong doing!

That avatar is starting to cause nightmares..reminds me of a girl I once knew...3 days later I escaped

 

[Hammer]

Glad the avatar's a hit. I've been involved in the early bronco ('66-'77) community for the better part of 2 decades. It's gone over well there, figured I'd keep it consistent.

 

[albertaduke]

Glad the avatar's a hit. I've been involved in the early bronco ('66-'77) community for the better part of 2 decades. It's gone over well there, figured I'd keep it consistent.

another "north of the border R3 captain with flair ..... soon with enough R3' we will have to do a RABCO...

 

[Hammer]

Well, scratch the battery off the list of possible culprits. Thought for sure that was my issue after the new harness didn't work.

 

[Hammer]

Another thing to check is the main connector block under the tank, the white main wire connector terminal has been known to fail if it doesn't have a headlight relay fitted.

tell me more here. Fail as in melted/visible damage?

 

[Hammer]

Ok - Now you say you got no spark, So I assume you have it cranking over???????

If it cranks but NO FIRE you could have crapped out sooty plugs.

Yes its always cranked over. No issue there. Plugs look good.

 

[Mittzy]

tell me more here. Fail as in melted/visible damage?

Yes white wire discoloration to brown from the main harness going to the ignition switch.

 

[Mittzy]

Are you definite you have no spark?
Could it be that when you put oil in the cylinders this created enough compression to get it started and since starting has burned away now low compression again?
Just ideas

 

[Hammer]

Yes. I'm certain. I had spark back the other night when the battery was hooked up to a running car. That's why I put a new battery in it. Today I'm going to replace the spade connectors to all 3 coils. Read about them being notorious for making bad connections.

Any advice on sourcing new plug wires? Having trouble finding anything that's not a set of used coils and wires off Ebay for $150. I've ripped a couple of them trying to get them out.

 

[Hammer]

Okay, so I get 12v to the brown wire that charges the coil. But no pulsing power to the green wire. Only measures 80mv.