Lack of spark (Swedish T1 -88 petrol)

[GulaBlend]

My friends T1 camping van wont start up, the petrol i pumping, the starter goes around but i think that there is no spark.

At the moment i’m having problems locating the condensator for the distributor, the green cable ends with a yellow lump connected to the distributor. Is the condensator placed in the yellow lump? or within the distributor? or in the regulator in the other end of the green cable?

 

[Uncle Benz]

Vw fitted loads of different distributors to these. Some the condensor is within the distrbutor, some it’s external. The other end of the green wire is connected to the ignition coil.

Volkswagen Distributor Versions

www.wolfsburgwest.com

Useful link

 

[GulaBlend]

I can se why there was a bit of confuison now, but its accutally a mercedes buss/van that i intended, a T1 (or TN/Bremer) van furnished into a camping van.

And i placed it in the wrong category, so ill end this thread and start a new one in the right place with a clearer description.

Thanx

 

[GulaBlend]

My friends T1 van wont start up, the petrol is pumping, the starter goes around but i think that there is no spark.

At the moment i’m having problems locating the condensator for the distributor, the green cable ends with a yellow lump connected to the distributor. Is the condensator placed in the yellow lump? or within the distributor? or in the regulator in the other end of the green cable?

 

[Uncle Benz]

Oh, it’s a TN! I thought you were on the wrong forum for a bit! Over here a T1 is a VW bus, most over here are campers. Sorry for getting the wrong end of the stick!

 

[GulaBlend]

My friends TN van wont start up, the petrol is pumping, the starter goes around but i think that there is no spark.

At the moment i’m having problems locating the condensator for the distributor, the green cable ends with a yellow lump connected to the distributor. Is the condensator placed in the yellow lump? or within the distributor? or in the regulator in the other end of the green cable?

 

[LostKiwi]

One thread is enough.
If people don't answer it's because they don't know.

 

[GulaBlend]

Sorry i misplaced the first one and tried to make a new one in the right place, but it ended up on the first place. So this is a third try to make a correct thread. Also trying to delete the first/second one but cant figure out how…

 

[Blobcat]

Sorry i misplaced the first one and tried to make a new one in the right place, but it ended up on the first place. So this is a third try to make a correct thread. Also trying to delete the first/second one but cant figure out how…

I’ve merged your threads and they are in the engine section (here…)
If you struggle to find your posts, click on your name, and you can the click on your content.

 

[LostKiwi]

Condensers normally sit either internal to the distributor, attached to the distributor body or next to the coil. Normally they look like a small silver canister with a wire out one end and some kind of mounting on the body. To find it follow the wire from the points to the condenser. They cost next to nothing so if you find it's connection point you can simply disconnect and fit another to test.

 

[GulaBlend]

Sorry for all the spamming. for future readers, I just want to share the solution that consisted of replacing the ignition module (if it is called that in English).

 

[GulaBlend]