Another no-start situation, 2.0 d-jet, Fixed! Dirty trigger points! Options

[arne]

Car is ‘73 2.0 with stock d-jet. Has been running fine, just passed a PPI last Thursday. Late yesterday afternoon I started it to move it. Started fine, ran normally for 15-20 seconds, then quit suddenly. No sputter, just quit as if the ignition was switched off. Since then it will crank over normally, but no fire. Occasionally a very weak cough, but generally not even that.

I immediately checked for spark, and that is good all the way to the plugs. So it is fuel related.

I’ve got fuel pressure, the pump runs it’s brief priming bit when the ignition is switched on, and appears to run while the engine is cranking.

The sudden nature of the failure leads me to think it is electrical, not fuel supply as such. Also doesn’t sound like trigger points, if I understand those right it seems unlikely that both sides would fail simultaneously.

I’m leaning toward a bad wire or connector of some sort, or possibly a D-jet component that has failed electrically.

Any suggestions on likely causes are welcome!

[BK911]

Quick two step test to determine fuel or spark:
1. Hook up timing light. Crank engine with timing light triggered. Light blinks? You have spark! No light blinky? No spark.
2. Squirt some starting fluid in intake and then try to start car. Car doesn't evn try to start? Ignition issue! Car tries then dies? Fuel issue!

Both tests done in minutes with no tools.
Shows you which direction to start heading in!!