 No spark. Replaced everything. Still no spark. Now what? |
 Jan 10, 2014 - 5:11 PM
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So, I am stymied. My '96 ST died in the cold in Boston overnight bt 1 and 2 January. The overnight temps were -20 F, give or take. I was running errands the evening of the first, and it seemed to be running fine. The morning of the 2nd she would crank and crank, but not catch. I have since moved to NC where I have a garage and temps in the 40s. I have confirmed she isn't getting a spark or maybe an occasional weak one. I have replaced: distributor cap and rotor, battery, coil, and igniter. Still no love. I am a decent home mechanic, but I can't read wiring diagrams. Where to go from here? *bangs head against desk*
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Jan 10, 2014 - 9:34 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 15, '10 From The Best Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
Replacing the distributor wont fix this if you have no to faint spark. I see no mention of replacing any wires such as the coil wire or spark plug wires. You need to test to see if the coil has power, and move down the line from there to the coil wire, then the spark plug wires, ect ect. How did you test for spark?
This post has been edited by SupraKid: Jan 10, 2014 - 9:35 PM |
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travellingtim No spark. Replaced everything. Still no spark. Now what? Jan 10, 2014 - 5:11 PM
Box The distributor itself? Jan 10, 2014 - 5:38 PM travellingtim Yeah, I was trying to avoid that. $300 at the... Jan 10, 2014 - 6:44 PM Box The only other thing I could figure would be the E... Jan 10, 2014 - 8:17 PM travellingtim Changed out the distributor today, still no love. ... Jan 11, 2014 - 3:57 PM richee3 Did you touch the spark plug to the head to ground... Jan 11, 2014 - 5:00 PM Poonicus a1auto has cheap replacement parts and all the par... Jan 11, 2014 - 10:52 PM
Box Can test the plug wires. The first mistake was ru... Jan 12, 2014 - 10:58 PM |
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