360 been sitting-UPDATE-it fired up

[fryedaddy]

UPDATE,i tried firing it up today.it would not start.i checked for a spark at the plugs,no fire.it is a stock 73 360.what next?

[1968galaxie]

What ignition system?
Voltage present at coil?

No spark should be reasonably easy to figure out.

[1964Fastback]

Double check the rotor is installed, and while the cap is off, crank it over and make sure the rotor turns (timing chain, etc.).

Pat

[fryedaddy]

stock points dist. i touched a screw driver to the points,i forgot i had the key on and it sparked at the points.yes its turning the dist.

[fryedaddy]

truck has been sitting for 10 or 12 years.tune up wise all i did was plugs,good gas,and sanded the points.it was running when parked years ago.oh yea i changed the oil too.

[frnkeore]

If there is spark, across the points, there will be fire at the coil, if it and the coil wire are good, with clean contacts. Replace the coil.

[RustyCrankshaft]

I'd also check the rotor is decent and the cap still has the button in it.

[fryedaddy]

the rotor looks ok and the button in the cap looks almost new.there is just no spark getting to the plugs

[gdaddy01]

capacitor?

[1964Fastback]

Make sure the wire between the points and the negative terminal of the coil isn't frayed and grounding to something, possibly inside the distributor.  Same for the short wire on the condenser and its terminal.  Not making contact with the distributor body.

edit:  Also, are the points closing all the way, and about .016" when open?

Pat

[shady]

file the points. change the condenser.

[fryedaddy]

i changed plug wires,coil,and condenser.i checked a couple plugs for fire-NONE.i love these old fe engines.but wiring,volts,ohms,all that stuff i do not understand.

[fryedaddy]

i took the coil off my hotrod and put it on the 360 and still no fire to the plugs

[1968galaxie]

Do you have a volt/ohm meter ?
They are quite cheap these days and are an invaluable tool for diagnosis.

[HarleyJack17]

If you are getting power to the dizzy and coil, and it is correct....meaning somehow the power simply is not traveling to the plug, then I would verify the rotor and cap are correct for the application, and eliminate that rotating "switch" of power. as the cause. I would also verify the timing of the rotor related to the cap, or the trigger to the rotor. Anything that would make power move, but not at the correct point in time and hence not making it to the plugs. You may even verify the the rotor turns when the starter is keyed(making sure the cam and dizzy gears are doing their thing). Easy enough to make sure the engine ground to frame is good while you are there as well. I doubt all 8 plugs and/or wires are bad.
You are getting there, just step back and pause and don't get frustrated.