New engine, no spark. please help!!

[mr70charger440]

I'm trying to start the engine in my 70 Charger for the first time since the rebuild. But I'm not getting any spark to the plugs. I have spark going into the cap and have power going to the coil. I have put electronic ignition on it awhile back and it worked fine. I have two hot wires going into the module and neither one of the wires going to the distributor are hot. When I put my test light on one of the wires I can hear something click inside of the distriubtor.  Which wires are sapposed to be hot and which aren't? if you can help that would be great thanks

[Pete in NH]

Hi,

What electronic ignition system are you using?

[mr70charger440]

Its a 4 prong factory control module, and 2 prong ballast.

[Back N Black]

Sounds like the pick up coil in the dist. is not working. Check the gap with a plastic or brass feeler gauge. It shoud be .008 gap. If the gap is good, grab your digital volt meter and set it to 2K ohms and disconnect the 2 wire plug at the distributer.  You should have around 800 ohms.  Give or take... anywhere between 600 and 1,500 ohms is usually ok.

Before you disconnect the volt meter flip the setting to 2 volts AC or 20 volts AC range and crank the engine, you need to see over 1 volt AC.

[mr70charger440]

Sounds like the pick up coil in the dist. is not working. Check the gap with a plastic or brass feeler gauge. It shoud be .008 gap.

Okay I will check that when I get home, its a brand new distributor with only 300 miles on it. I gues just because its new does not mean its good.

[b5blue]

You need to check position of rotor to fire order. The Mopar Performance dizzy is (can be, mine was.) one wire off from a stock, standard dizzy for some reason. I had to move each wire back one to line them up then reset timing.   

[mr70charger440]

Fixed! Ammeter wires were loose causing the coil to only spark when letting off the key. It sounds mean!

[nvrbdn]

great to hear.