Greg@RME
Active member
I'm trying to get a car running that has been sitting for MANY years. It's a 1953 Chevy 210 with a 235 6 cyl with the original 6 volt wiring.
It turns over and has good compression, but it's not getting spark. The old coil had a hole punched in it and was leaking out the oil. The old coil had a part number on it, IC-9. My local NAPA didn't have a replacement, but they recommended a IC-7, which is also 6 Volt and they did have in stock. I took it home, hooked up the positive & negative terminals on the coil and tried cranking it over again... still, no spark.
I have power to both terminals and just in case, I ran a 2nd wire directly from the positive battery terminal to the positive coil wire with the same result... nothing.
I don't have a key for the ignition, but the ignition is broken anyhow and you can turn the engine over without a key. I've been doing that and just jumping the starter terminals and nothing had changed.
I did find a IC-9 coil online, so I ordered it but I don't think that's the issue.
Any other ideas? I'd appreciate any input. Thank in advance!
It turns over and has good compression, but it's not getting spark. The old coil had a hole punched in it and was leaking out the oil. The old coil had a part number on it, IC-9. My local NAPA didn't have a replacement, but they recommended a IC-7, which is also 6 Volt and they did have in stock. I took it home, hooked up the positive & negative terminals on the coil and tried cranking it over again... still, no spark.
I have power to both terminals and just in case, I ran a 2nd wire directly from the positive battery terminal to the positive coil wire with the same result... nothing.
I don't have a key for the ignition, but the ignition is broken anyhow and you can turn the engine over without a key. I've been doing that and just jumping the starter terminals and nothing had changed.
I did find a IC-9 coil online, so I ordered it but I don't think that's the issue.
Any other ideas? I'd appreciate any input. Thank in advance!