larry bud
Well-known member
As the tree said to the lumberjack, I'm stumped! Been trying to resolve this for 3 weeks...
Car was running beautifully for last 2-3 years, parked it one night, next night, it cranks, but no start.
I replaced the plugs, cap and rotor (it was time anyway), and no go. So I bought a spark plug tester and new ign coil. Still no spark.
I have the service manual and am up to step 5 (pg 6E3-C4-5), but I'm not really understanding the test or what that accomplishes (especially since I already have replaced the coil).
I have 12V at the bat connection. At that point, what would be stopping the coil from firing? Is it possible that the rotor isn't hitting the points in the cap? If so, how would I check that?
BTW, a note about the cap. When I replaced the cap, the bolts for the rotor were loose, and the rotor was flopping around a little bit. I don't know if that matters at this point since the rotor was replaced (and it's firmly attached).
TIA!
Car was running beautifully for last 2-3 years, parked it one night, next night, it cranks, but no start.
I replaced the plugs, cap and rotor (it was time anyway), and no go. So I bought a spark plug tester and new ign coil. Still no spark.
I have the service manual and am up to step 5 (pg 6E3-C4-5), but I'm not really understanding the test or what that accomplishes (especially since I already have replaced the coil).
I have 12V at the bat connection. At that point, what would be stopping the coil from firing? Is it possible that the rotor isn't hitting the points in the cap? If so, how would I check that?
BTW, a note about the cap. When I replaced the cap, the bolts for the rotor were loose, and the rotor was flopping around a little bit. I don't know if that matters at this point since the rotor was replaced (and it's firmly attached).
TIA!