need help rebuilt 1988 350 motor

1988 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
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JON B
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just rebuilt a 1988 350 corvette motor put it into a 72 monte carlo! It will not fire it cranks but won't fire i have changed the coil a couple of times! I got it to fire only once i have juice going into the coil but not coming out please help?
Jan 6, 2011 at 4:55 AM
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if you go to the site here under diy it vcovers ignition systems and how to test it. But a quick test on teh old system like the 72 is to put a test light on the tach lead and if it blinks it should be ok. If this has the large cap and i think it does check your coil carbon piece between the coil and rotor. they would fail occasionally. Been so damn long I forgot , this may be points if it is .019 for new and .016 used poingts. or 30 degrees dwell.
Jan 19, 2011 at 12:41 AM