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New to 914's - ignition question?

I just picked up a couple project 914's. Both 2.0L's. One starts up and runs good. The other (with rebuilt engine) wont start. PO thinks it's in the dizzy but I swapped them from the running car. I also swapped the coil from the other car. I can't see a spark (when I crank with one hand and hold a mirror with the other to see in the engine compartment). I set the timing by flashing the points and that sparks seems kinda week, though it's been many years since I've done it that way. When I picked up the car from the PO, we checked spark at the coil and seemed like it faded away after a few seconds. It did "try" to start a few times.
Any ideas what to check next? I feel like it's something simple.
Thanks, Bob
Old 03-07-2015, 03:26 PM
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