bigal;62191 wrote
No spark. Removed a plug and with a lead attached I strapped it down so the plug end was grounded on the engine, cranked over and no spark.
Points were cleaned and gap set by the mechanic when I bought it a couple of months ago so I presumed there would be no issue here.
If the condenser is cactus, it will often cook the points. Have you re-examined them? <p>
12v getting to the coil.
That's good. <p>
What I replaced:
Leads
Distributer cap
Rotor
Spark Plugs
Temporary swap of coil from my brother's 81' Volvo 244.
Still no luck.
Before you surrender, can you get / borrow a replacement condenser from somewhere? If you can, and if you re-check the points and re-gap them after that, it should come back to life.
Although I share
@jamesinc's opinion of points, many don't - there are stories about people re-setting their points roadside using a cigarette paper as a gap measure... But can't say I ever needed to; years ago I replaced the points in my 144 with a Lumenition opto-electronic system and never looked back.
