spark problems

[boba]

I put another advance unit in and set my points but i get weak or intermitent spark at the points and very little at the plugs.
its a 78 gs550

[boba]

spark

reading other posts regarding spark problems, what is the ignitor and how would i tell if mine is bad? then ther was a post about putting a relay in so your battery gives alot of juice to the coil, what kind of relay and where would it go?

[Kcwiro]

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=127900

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...highlight=coil this one has all the stuff about it

those threads will clue you in, I put my relay in a gap under the rear of my gas tank...worked great

in a nut shell you wire a 4 prong | 5 if you want the headlight to go off when you hit the starter button you relay.

those will give you the info you need.

[tkent02]

If you have points, you don't have the ignitors.
The points were used until probably the 1980 models, then they went with the electronic ignition using ignitors.

[Kcwiro]

*slaps head* wow... I should have known that one...

[boba]

spaks

ok i have some pictures of stuff, the brown stuff on the bottom of my coil is that normal? or good? its kinda like glue, I dont see a crack anywhere, but it may have one under the brown stuff.

I am not sure what these parts do I know one of them is the silver one is for the solonoid for the starter.. I dont know what the black thing does above the nippendenso relay thing, or what it is for. would any of these have something to do with my no spark problem.

I have my pistons at TDC. where are my points supposed to be? now there both 1-4 open 2-3 open, and no spark , no spark at plungs

[boba]

is this good whats on the bottom of my coikl?

[chef1366]

That coil is junk.