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Originally Posted by Joe's Garage
If it does, it sounds like the coil could be going bad.
After a long life, they some times leak out the oil and don't cool as well. When they get hot, they just stop making spark.
Once they cool back down, spark comes back.
And it sounds like it 'cranks' just fine, if the starter was engaging and spinning the motor over. It just wouldn't 'fire' (or start).
You can test the coil be measuring the resistance and verify that it is bad.
If it has ANY type of points-replacing electronic conversion inside the distributor - check there, too. Heat is a killer for those modules.
And don't be surprised if it isn't an electrical issue.
Fuel pumps and needles and seats don't like the new fuels.....
Good luck!
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Thanks for the reply Joe. I feel dumb for asking but can you explain how to check the resistance. What would be a good reading and bad reading?