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Old Jun 11, 2018 | 03:37 PM
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So in the continuing prep of the '84 I bought a few weeks ago, I put a new cap and rotor on last week. Went out to drive it this morning and it started right up. Ran a minute or two then died. It would not restart. I took it back off and realized I forgot to put the center ground bar in the new cap. I took the coil into the dealer and had it tested. It is fine. He also gave me the center ground bar too. Just in case I went and got a new ignition module too. Came home and installed it all. even checked to make sure the pick up coil wires were attached. They are. Still won't start. Been working on these things over 40 yrs and I am stumped at this point. A little help please? Thanks

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Getting power to the coil?
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Getting power to the coil?
will have to check on Wednesday. never had one start, run, then shut off and not restart before
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will have to check on Wednesday. never had one start, run, then shut off and not restart before
It is possible it blew it blew a fuse on the ignition lead... That is all I can think of at the moment...
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