gizmo jdm

story is i was working on my car left one of the spark plug wires off from the distributor cap. My brother turned on my car without knowing it was off starting it with 3 wires !! went back and plugged it back !! car would crank over but not start!!! replaced the whole distributor module and coil and made sure all the cables were in the right spot at the dist.cap. still doesnt start tested my plugs and wires and there good and no spark what else can it be i know its an ignition problem because i get no spark at the spark plugs ?? used the old rotor of the old distributor can that be it !! appreciate some advice thanx

TheRealTegger

There is a resistor in the rotor arm. Aftermarket rotors sometimes have resistors that fail, causing an open. This open then wrecks the coil.

Using a multimeter, check for continuity between the metal contact in the base of the rotor and the rotor tip. If none, replace the rotor. Now try and start the engine.

If there IS continuity, then you have most likely cooked your coil by running it with the wire unplugged. Or the "new" coil is defective.

But before you replace the coil again, do you have a tachometer in the dashboard?

dirvin7588

is spark getting thru the wires? You say its not getting to the plugs but have you grounded out the wires to see the spark jump? if u replaced everything and getting spark thru the wires, i'd check into the fuel personally. if the rotor and cap isnt corroded badly and the dizzy and coil r new i dont see you not getting spark unless you have a lose ground or some weird occurance like that.

Former User

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