quick question: which is neg. terminal on coil: 15 or 1?

[jerry]

it's a blue coil btw. wish they'd use + or -

anyhow, i'm not getting spark.

verified TDC on Camshaft mark and notch in distributor housing and crankcase pulley.

held No.1 sparkplug up to valve cover while assistant turned key. sparks did not fly...

i swapped over from red coil to blue coil because i don't have a ballast resistor. i desmogged this 76 and ran a wire from No.12 fuse to what i HOPE is the neg. side of coil. and another wire from + side (i think) of coil to solenoid valve on Weber 32/36.

checked point gap: 0.015-0.016ish

spark plugs look okay.

this car did run before i desmogged it and removed the PO hack wiring. the OEM wiring harness was in VERY nice condition beneath all the other added wires. there was a funky potentiometer used as the ballast resister for the red coil. looks like they salvaged it from the airconditioner or something.

gonna swap out distributer this evening when it cools down. i noticed a grounding wire is weak between housing and platform. never noticed that wire before till i compared with other distributor.

[cj]

Another tell tale is the + terminal has a larger stud.

Cris

[Arizona02]

. # 1 on neg side of coil,one of the wires goes to tach, the important wire goes to dist points/condenser.