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Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year David Bush #1243828 11/18/2017 11:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 Plano, Tx C coilover 'Bolter
coilover 'Bolter C Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 Plano, Tx	99.9% bet on points being the culprit. Pull coil wire out of distributor cap and hold 1/4" from ground, with switch ON, "rattle" the points open and closed or anywhere in between with a screwdriver. If coil wire sparks it's the points. Evan

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	David Bush	11/18/2017 5:16 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	bartamos	11/18/2017 5:34 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	David Bush	11/18/2017 5:56 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	Justhorsenround	11/18/2017 5:35 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	bartamos	11/18/2017 7:05 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	Hotrod Lincoln	11/18/2017 8:57 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	coilover	11/18/2017 11:26 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	David Bush	11/18/2017 11:34 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	Hotrod Lincoln	11/19/2017 1:38 AM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	mcannon	11/19/2017 3:11 AM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	SWEET	11/19/2017 12:03 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	David Bush	11/19/2017 12:56 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	David Bush	11/19/2017 1:09 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	Hotrod Lincoln	11/19/2017 3:20 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	bartamos	11/19/2017 6:19 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	David Bush	11/20/2017 12:54 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	David Bush	11/21/2017 12:18 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	Justhorsenround	11/21/2017 2:19 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	moparguy	11/21/2017 3:38 PM
Re: No fire on '51 GMC after sitting for a year	David Bush	11/22/2017 12:30 PM

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