Hey I just bought this car off a friend and I put a new distributor on it and it was running good. I didnt tape up the wires and decided to run around the driveway a few times... Next thing you know it dies out and doesnt start.. I get no spark.. also the rotor on the distributor isnt spinning, i checked and it also isnt spinning inside the head of the motor.. What are some of the things I should have checked or replace? I need to get this car going asap and any help would be appreciated... There are 8 wires coming out of the distributor and they were all bare. Thanks, daylen

 

fuses perhaps? What wires shorted out?

 

All fuses are good. Im not sure which wires touched...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lathersr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">. also the rotor on the distributor isnt spinning, i checked and it also isnt spinning inside the head of the motor.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

So you're saying that the camshaft itself doesn't spin when you crank
the engine? If that's the case it sounds like you have a timing belt broke.

 

I try to spin it with my hands and I cant spin it.. It wont spin when I crank it over either. You really think its the timing belt? Anything else to check?

 

its a possibility

 

The timing belt is still on the pulley not ripped either... where should I start first? has anyone else done this?

 

Did the screw holding the rotor on come loose? That's happened to me multiple times.