Had to rebuild my generator because the rear bushing was worn out. While doing so, I pulled the distributor to gap the points. I'm having the worst time trying to figure out why it won't fire up. I know it's the distributor because I used the distributor from my truck and got it to run. What I discovered this afternoon while putting the distributor back in, the drive shaft of the distributor drew a spark when it touched the block. The coil wire was attached to the distributor.
I'm guessing that might be my problem and that it's not insulated. So when the points gap is open, im not creating a spark.
What do you think?