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Will the engine run if you give it gas?
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No, it will not run if I apply the accelerator at any setting.
Also, the idle stops on the injection pump have not been adjusted.
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Another culprit could be the ignition coil causing feeble orange spark instead of blue. And another often ignored 2 bit item is the condenser...... yes a bad condenser can stop an engine from starting.
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Well, I already tried switching the ignition coil from my father's 1968 280S to my car (both have standard ignition) and starting it. There was no difference with the 280S's ignition coil. The condensor was replaced about 6 months ago when I installed a new set of points. I also checked the points and they were a little off, but the engine still would not start after resetting the point gap to the published value.
What it really seems like is that the engine starts, but immediatly exhausts its supply of gas and quits.