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Response to 89 900 S No Spark

from Erik Karlsson (really!) (stabnsteer@rocketmail.com)
Since the coil is firing the problem logically sits in the distributor.

Check to see if the rotor is in there. I recently was called to a friend's house where he was scratching his head about why his car wouldn't start. He'd taken the distributor off to dry it out after getting a little overzealous with an engine-compartment washing. After a few minutes of tinkering, I asked, jokingly, if there was a rotor installed. We pulled the cap, and lo and behold, the rotor was missing. We grabbed it from the workbench and the car started right up.

Otherwise, there would have to be some other glitch if you are certain the coil is firing, but the plugs aren't getting spark (I suspect you're using a timing gun to see if there is any spark in the wires). Have you checked all wires to be sure all of them are dead? If a rotor is present, are you sure it is the right one?

(posted 8472 days ago)

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