Z6 won't start after OBD1 conversion

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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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Alright I have a 91 Hf with a 95 Z6. It ran before I started the conversion and now it won't start. I can tell the starter is working and the battery is good. It just won't finish turning over.

I am running a P28 w/ an ebay OBD1 harness and a Rywire Vtec subharness. The MSD dizzy is hardwired to a Super 100 ignition coil, as in there are no plugs, just wires going to the coil, so I am not sure what OBD dizzy I have. I have a 4-wire O2 sensor and a two connector Vtec solenoid(old one only had 1 connector) I used to run a PM6 w/ rpm activated switch.

I swapped starters and they do the same thing.

Any ideas, if you need more info, I will do what I can to answer.
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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Default Re: Z6 won't start after OBD1 conversion (pinecone)

Do you have spark and fuel?

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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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How can I tell if I have spark or fuel?

Dumb question, but I have never done this much work on a car before.
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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not sure about fuel, but to check for spark, pull a plug wire off the plug, push the boot back to where there is some of the connector that connects to the spark plug showing, and see if it makes a spark when the engine is turning over and you hold it close to the engine block.

there are probably easier ways to do this though.

Maybe its a problem with your fuel injector resistors? i seem to remeber reading something about that durning my 16 hour online session researching crx mods yesterday :s
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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Did you switch the 2 prong gear on the bottom of the Dist shaft. If you did and that is on backwards it would make it 180 out. But only if you removed that or something.
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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I will check spark tomorrow barring heavy rains.

I didn't touch the distributor at all, all the dizzy wiring was done before I got the car.

Everything worked before the changeover. Also during the swap over I removed the old alarm, but all the original wires are fine.

I am not sure if its something with the fuel injectors. Do I need new injectors and a new fuel rail w/ the change from a PM6 to a P28?
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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you need OBD1 distributor - OBD0 distributor will not work with OBD1 ECU
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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Hmmm. So is there anyway to tell what the MSD dizzy that I have now is for? I will have to look and see if my dizzy still has the plug on it, I hope it does. I also hope I will be able to run my wires from the new dizzy to the coil.

I guess if I need a new dizzy hopefully someone will trade a MSD dizzy for a stock OBD1 dizzy.
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