Replaced spark plugs, now car won't start
Asked by SteveMerkle Oct 06, 2018 at 01:12 PM about the Ford Galaxie
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I recently replaced the spark plugs in my
1968 Ford Galaxie 500. Before I did this, the
car started right up. After I replaced them, I
could not get the car to start. It wants to
start, but I do not get a spark. After taking
them out and replacing them, I got the car to
start ONCE. Then again it won't start and I
don't have a spark.
I disconnected the battery. I replaced each
spark plug one at a time, I know each is in
order.
It seems to me maybe I have a bad
connection somewhere? Where should I
look?
6 Answers
firebird338 answered 5 years ago
Did you check the spark plug gap before installing ?
SteveMerkle answered 5 years ago
I didn't adjust the spark plug gap, but the old ones weren't adjusted according to the book and they worked fine. This is probably a stupid question, but would the spacing actually prevent the car from starting? It's such a minute difference?
Did you get some of the plug wires on the wrong plug? Is the coil wire plugged in?
SteveMerkle answered 5 years ago
All plug wires are correct. I did each spark plug one at a time to avoid that.
SteveMerkle answered 5 years ago
I didn't touch the cool wire or distributor points. I guess I can check it anyway. Thanks for your help. Any other ideas would be great as well.
