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427 Has No Fire at coil ... Help March 10 2006 at 1:08 PM		(Login alcaldwell)


1968 Ford, 427, 300 hp. (chris craft) engine. I just replaced the old point system with the Pertonix Ignitor II system and new coil. I am not getting fire at the coil. Installation manual suggested a jumper between the battery positive and the igniter II red wire (bypass coil and regulator) to see if there was a low voltager. Did that, and the engine still would not start (cranks only). Need some diognosic advice here. Thanks Just gets funner all the time

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427 No Fire - Mark Weller on Mar 10, 2006

Here are photos and diagrams from the Commander Bible - EH on Mar 10, 2006

Here are photos - Caldwell on Mar 10, 2006

About that resistor..... - Paul on Mar 10, 2006

427 No Fire - Caldwell on Mar 10, 2006

427 No Fire - Anonymous on Mar 10, 2006

Wow - Mark Weller on Mar 10, 2006

427 No Fire - Caldwell on Mar 10, 2006

Maybe - mweller on Mar 10, 2006

Once you get fire, the motor will need to be retimed with a light - Paul on Mar 10, 2006

Once you get fire - Caldwell on Mar 10, 2006

More help - Mark Weller on Mar 10, 2006

427 / no start / Pertronix - Tim Toth on Mar 10, 2006

Info from the Galaxie Club - Bill Rayson on Mar 10, 2006

PerTronix Cap & Rotor - Caldwell on Mar 12, 2006

I think what Tim meant was............... - Paul on Mar 12, 2006

Mallory cap / rotor - Tim Toth on Mar 12, 2006

Good reference on the part numbers - Paul on Mar 12, 2006

427/ Pertronix / timing - Tim Toth on Mar 10, 2006

427 / Pertronix - Tim Toth on Mar 10, 2006

All good comments - Commander35 on Mar 11, 2006

THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO. - Caldwell on Mar 11, 2006

If things always worked perfectly.............. - Paul on Mar 11, 2006

Case Solved ............. Thanks - Caldwell on Mar 13, 2006

Ouch ! - Paul on Mar 13, 2006

Engine History - Caldwell on Mar 13, 2006

First Looks - Mark Weller on Mar 13, 2006

Clattering - Caldwell on Mar 13, 2006

Sounds - Mark Weller on Mar 13, 2006

Cut-to-the-chase - Caldwell on Mar 14, 2006

My bet is it's a pushrod (let's hope that is the case) - Paul on Mar 14, 2006

Here's what a bent 427 pushrod looks like - Paul on Mar 14, 2006

Check for Rod - Mark Weller on Mar 14, 2006

Hot Motor - Caldwell on Mar 15, 2006

Did the exhaust hoses get hot enough to burn internally? - Paul on Mar 15, 2006

Old Hose - Caldwell on Mar 15, 2006

Contact - Howard on Sep 5, 2006

------------------------>Hello Howard, check your email - Paul on Sep 5, 2006

Engine Report - Caldwell on Mar 18, 2006

If it were mine.............. - Paul on Mar 18, 2006

Engine report / info needed - Tim Toth on Mar 18, 2006

Don't you just love the way Tim works? - Bill Rayson on Mar 18, 2006

Info Needed - Caldwell on Mar 18, 2006

Engine report / cylinder check - Tim Toth on Mar 18, 2006

Cylinder check - Caldwell on Mar 18, 2006

Induction firing due to hot coil and bad wires touching? - Tom Slayton on Mar 19, 2006

induction firing / bad wires - Tim Toth on Mar 19, 2006

Bad Wires - Caldwell on Mar 20, 2006

Plug wires - Tim Toth on Mar 20, 2006

Induction Firing - Caldwell on Mar 20, 2006

Wire and Transmisson Data - Caldwell on Mar 20, 2006

Plug Wires - Mark Weller on Mar 20, 2006

Plug Wires - Caldwell on Mar 20, 2006

Plug wire report - Tim Toth on Mar 20, 2006

New Plug Wires - Caldwell on Mar 26, 2006

Blown Exhaust Manifold Gasket - Caldwell on Mar 27, 2006

Glad you got it diagnosed, without serious damage too! - Paul on Mar 27, 2006

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