I got a little distracted this week I finally got around to builnign some shelves above my work bench and insulating/hanging some board in my 3 car garage but I got the new condenser and I'll probably end up putting it in this weekend Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
Ok update time I finally got back to the truck after getting buried in snow for the last few weeks. I replaced and grounded the new condenser and still not firing up so I'm going down pick up a new ignition control module and see if that works Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
Another update I replaced the ignition control module and it still doesn't work so my next thing to replace is the ignition coil tomorrow and hopefully that will be the end all this. Another thing I found the bracket that the coil sits on is rusted and broken does that ground the coil at all or is it all threw the condenser? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
I've seen some of those coil terminal clips were a half moon shape out of black plastic with the contacts pressed inside the half moon. Sounds and looks like you are having several rusted through ground issues. I'd wire it racer style, not dependent on any rusty bracket and a solid battery wired ground using the condenser. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
Ya got to love New England everything rusts and I have a feeling I'm going to be chasing grounds and chopped up wiring for awhile to get this truck going again Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
So new ignition control module,ground the condenser and now a new ignition coil and still not firing I tested the plug with a tester light at the ignition coil is it supposed to be blinking or solid during cranking? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
12 volt to + on coil negative of coil picks up lobes of distributor and gives Blinking negative pulses for Hall effect Solid current to coil / high energy to distributor cap would cause cross arcing to different cylinders and burn out coil faster. Some systems are set up reversed Coil is grounded and + is pulsed for Firing of the coil. From your pics the chassis of your coil looks to be grounded. Did you re-ground it where that bracket arm was rusted off? Or was there an insulator between it and the coil? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
The coil is not grounded from the bracket the coil is suspended in the middle of a plastic square and the plastic mounts to that bracket and the coil basically floats there in plastic. From the videos I watched on YouTube and some digging online it looks like the negative side of the plug should blink but it's not both wires show solid light when I crank any ideas what would cause that? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
I would test the pickup module in the distributor to see if it is sending on/off pulses using an ohm meter or led type tester. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
