Posted by Thomas S
on December 14, 2008, 5:13 pm, in reply to "Re: 67 cutlass sitting for 20 years, need help starting, no spark"
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Thank you very much. That sounds exactly what it should be. I was going to test if the coil was getting power last night but couldnt find my voltmeter. Crossing my fingers thats the issue, I had a budget of 500 to get it back on the road and after a new gas tank its going to be cutting it close.
Nice tip on the silver button 
im 23 and basically my first carb car other then a 67 corvair I had for a couple weeks.
--Previous Message--
: The problem sounds like the wire to the coil
: may have burnt off when you reversed the
: polarity to the electrical system. There may
: be a fusable link wire also that burnt off,
: this wire is desinged to burn away if a
: overload or battery polarity is
: reversed.(when using jumper cables)this wire
: is normally located on the inner fender
: drivers side. If I remember correctly it
: should be on the positive terminal block,
: shuold have a black cylinder about 3/8"
: in dia. 1 inch long. If it is not there look
: on the firewall. Check for 12 volts dc at
: the coil terminals with the key in the run
: position.
: That silver button on the floor young man is
: the bright/dim switch for the headlights.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi everyone, first post. My name is Thomas
: and
: im very new to classic cars. I usually work
: on newer fuel injected cars(audi s4, mustang
: gt, parents cars). I bought a 1967 cutlass
: supreme from the original owner this week,
: been sitting in a garage for 20 years, 55k
: original miles, interior is great shape, has
: some big dents which is why it was parked(so
: I was told by the little old lady haha).
: Anyways I start working on it. Did the
: Marvels Mystery oil in all the cylinders for
: 24 hours then new spark plugs, new oil,
: battery and battery cables. When putting the
: cables on I accidentally switched them for
: half a second, some smoke did come from a
: few wires(big mistake but it happened). I
: dropped the gas tank(has a rust hole) and
: cleared the lines
:
: I go to start it and it keeps turning over
: but not firing(only using starter fluid, gas
: tank not connected). I check for spark and
: nothing. I change out the coil, wires,
: distributor cap and rotor since I was going
: to do that anyways. still nothing. Any ideas
: or helpful hints?
:
: ALSO what does that button on the floor by
: your left foot do inside the car?
:
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