so my distributor has been acting up since i bought the car, most the of the time it starts, but other times, i have to turn the key atleast 5 times. my brother told me autozone tests distributors so i went there they took it apart, tested what they could test, and then told me absolutely nothing. so i bought a cap and rotor anyways, i put that on and now it doesnt have any spark. anything else? they mightve also wired up the ignition module or whatever the thing is with 4 wires going into it wrong does anyone have a picture? i have a 90 dx distributor.

 

Should look something like:

 

thanks alot, i was right, he didnt wire it up right. he had the white/blue and the black/yellow mixed up

 

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When you're distributor was off try spinning the rotor.. see if it spins nice and freely or resistant and rough.

BTW I had the same problem you had. Clicking 5 times and then starting. Check either your main relay or your starter. It was both for me and now she starts up fine.

 

make sure it isn't your main relay. Sometimes it has the same no start condition that can be similar to distributor issues

 

ever since i did the wiring on my distributor it has been fine, ill let u know if it acts up again