wont start gas going into carb but no spark

1985 CHEVROLET
500 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL
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KENHANDICAP
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iron duke engine wont start see gas going into carb but cant see a spark from spark plug to groung when trying to start
Aug 1, 2015 at 12:29 AM
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HMAC300
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see pics also if this doesn't work check dist for turning while engine stopped as pin may be broken at gear. also the reluctor cracks on these models and will not give spark if that happens.
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Aug 1, 2015 at 12:53 AM
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