49Desoto Posted August 23, 2022 Report Posted August 23, 2022 Looking for help on a 1949 Desoto Custom. Shut off the car and it just cranks and cranks. No spark getting fuel. Any help would be much appreciated! Quote
Worden18 Posted August 23, 2022 Report Posted August 23, 2022 -Make sure your plug wires have not worked themselves loose, especially the one to the coil. -Do a coil test with a multimeter to eliminate that. - If those 2 things are okay then you're going to have to dig into the distributor. Check point gap, condenser, possible electrical short. That's what got me the last time, I had an electrical short from a wire touching the inside of the distributor. Start with these things... 1 Quote
SteveR Posted August 23, 2022 Report Posted August 23, 2022 Do you have 6 vdc at the input side of the coil? Assuming you are running 6vdc and not 12vdc. Quote
joecoozie Posted August 23, 2022 Report Posted August 23, 2022 6 hours ago, 49Desoto said: Looking for help on a 1949 Desoto Custom. Shut off the car and it just cranks and cranks. No spark getting fuel. Any help would be much appreciated! Have you tried to let the car cool down and then try to start it? As stated before, it could be the coil, which may fail when it is hot, and may work if it is cool. Quote
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