CJ3A Direct Short Battery to Block: Ignition Issues

[bmorgil]

You are not the first to have trouble with that distributor. They are all made by the same company in China. I think I pointed out the manufacturer in a prior post somewhere. If you look at some of the reviews on different sites you will see trouble lurks.

Edit: I found the other post,

"The distributor is made by Transpolo, LTD out of Taiwan. I was unable to get any specifications to help with troubleshooting the module inside the distributor. I don't think its needed however. If you have 10 or more volts at the positive terminal of the coil when the engine is cranking, it should produce a spark if everything else is in order (Cap, Rotor, Wires and plugs). Your voltage checks indicate everything is correct in the wiring."

Amazon reviews for instance:
https://www.amazon.com/Omix-Ada-1723...l&pageNumber=1

Anyway, it does appear you received a few bad parts in a row. I have the PerTronix in mine.

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