9N Front mount won't start

[MNC]

Yesterday many good replies on my 9N front mount no spark situation. I have battery voltage to top of coil. How do I check with points open and closed? If I have battery voltage at top of coil then points must be open, and if I rock backward or forward in gear that will close the points and cut the reading in half if everything is at it should be?

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 12:18:13 12/26/13) Yesterday many good replies on my 9N front mount no spark situation. I have battery voltage to top of coil. How do I check with points open and closed? If I have battery voltage at top of coil then points must be open, and if I rock backward or forward in gear that will close the points and cut the reading in half if everything is at it should be?

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[old]

With spark there are a number of things that can cause no spark.
#1 points being bad or corroded.
#2 a short in the distributor grounding the system
#3 Bad condenser
#4 bad rotor
#5 bad cap
#6 bad coil which is common on the front mount
#7 bad plug wires
Doing things like opening and closing the points by hand with the ignition on and watching and listening for spark at the points is a good starting point and then go from there

 

[HCooke]

"and if I rock backward or forward in gear that will close the points"
Yes, or you could rotate the engine with a ratchet and a 15/16" socket on the crank nut (unless you have a front mounted hydraulic pump).