firing problem on a dauntless !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i got a 69 cj with a dauntless v6 it was running one min and died the next .i changed the coil, plug , points and condenser. i got 12v goin to the coil and seems to 12v off coil to distributor.going to the points i can open the points and get a spark . no fire coming out of the cap ??????????? also new distributor cap and button . any help guys im tired of spending money and no fire ? need a hei i guess

 

I don't think a HEI will fix your problem. I'm sure the guys here can help get your dauntless firing again. You don't have spark? Is that correct? Have you tried the screwdriver between the plug wire and spark plug to see if you're getting spark through the plug wires?

 

Yes sir i tried it all no spark anywhere

 

Nope that won't necessarily solve your problem.
Did you try changing the ballast resistor on the firewall. Big white ceramic block about 3/4"x3/4"x3" long with a wire going in and a wire coming out. If this burns in 2 nothing will fire the system.
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You say you have 12 v at the + and -sides of the coil. Do you know how to adjust the points? Are they correctly adjusted ?

 

i adjusted the points they are set at .016 and got a new ballast does the ballest reduce the volts cause i 12 going in a 12 going out i thought it reduced the voltage

 

i ment does the ballest reduce the volts i thought thats wat they were for

 

It reduces the voltage when running and uses the full 12volts for starting, should be around 9v I think.

 

ok well the ballest is doing its job . everything seems to be right i just cant get spark out of the cap i donno wats going on . anyone got any ideas new cap new rotor so i dono

 

Check to ensure distributor rotor is turning

Check any wires off the negative post of coil for a grounded condition - disconnect tach if have one.

 

Have you checked the hot wire running to the points to make sure it's not grounded?

 

its geting power to the the distritor to the points its 12v to the inside the distribtor where the points and condenser bolt up at . the rotor and cap is new and its is turning

 

Is this a Delco distributor (aluminum) or Prestolite (cast iron)?

 

prestolite

 

Ok please take no offense to this, I'm simply asking for info. You do really know how to set points? In otherwards this is not the 1st set you've messed with. We get a lot of young guys on here who have never seen them or set them since they have basically been obsolete for 30+ years now and assume its to easy. Are you setting them with the distributor in the right place, in otherwords while the point follower is on a flat and not a lobe.

Do you have a dwell meter? If so hook it up and have someone crank the engine over and look at what it says. It should read about 30* if set right.

 

settin it on a flat using a filler gauge i didn have a .016 but i had a .020 so thats what i set it at . no worries no offence taken i just want this dang thing to run . it was runnin i pushed the gas and it died so it was running . been tring to get the the popping out when about half throttle and it just died

 

I don't know any way to check the condenser, but you say you replaced it, check that it is grounded, if the coil is good and the points are opening and closing you should get spark.

 

i getin a spark from the points

 

hows about the plug wire from the coil to the dist?

 

In the years of doing tuneups on points type distributors, I have the points on the highest point of the lobe. If the points are set on a flat, when does the points have the opportunity to open and close?

Ed :tea: