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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Hi, I changed my distributor, cap& rotor plus new main relay and I have checked all my fuses and wires and still can't get spark back???
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 10:31 AM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

Throwing parts at a problem is an expensive way to diagnose a problem, troubleshoot and find what is wrong.

If you have a 12V test light, connect one end to the coils pos.(+) and the other end to the coils neg.(-) and have someone crank the engine, if the test light flashes the problem is the coil or after the coil, if it does not flash the problem is before the coil.
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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Hi, I changed my distributor, cap& rotor plus new main relay and I have checked all my fuses and wires and still can't get spark back???
When you crank the engine and it does not start, does the tach needle jiggle just the tiniest amount whiel cranking, or is it dead-still?

Did you ever try to crank the engine with the distributor cap removed? Or with the plug wires off the cap or plugs?
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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Ya I've taken the plug off the cap while having the motor cranked and no spark, I had a very faint orange spark. I got new distributor cuz old was was junk, and no my tach needle just sits there no movement, checked all my wires with a test light and everything test fine. My engine light doesn't throw a code either..
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

I just put new plugs and wires too cuz I just put another b18a in for now cuz I blew a rod in last motor.
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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Check the connectors for the dizzy..if those are all good then..
U might have a bad ecu..do u kno n e one who has a ecu that fits ur car??also u could have just gotten a bad dizzy..I had that happen to me a wen I had my da9.
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

Check the connectors for the dizzy..if those are all good then..
U might have a bad ecu..do u kno n e one who has a ecu that fits ur car??also u could have just gotten a bad dizzy..I had that happen to me a wen I had my da9.
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

Dizzy is brand new, checked connectors with tester and I have power when on the 3rd position on key ignition.. But yet I get no spark still??
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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Does the fuel pump prime for a few seconds when the key is turned on? Does the check engine light go off after a few seconds of the key being in the "on" position? If it has no spark, fuel pump dosent prime, and the check engine light stays on, im 99.9% positive it is your ecu. I had this problem on mine, put in a different ecu and problem solved. Good luck!
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

Just cuz the dizzy is new don't mean its good...I see bad parts that are bad right out of the box..especially aftermarket
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 05:32 AM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

The check engine light goes off after the click from main relay and fuel pump does turn on to, this is is why I'm confused cuz everything checks out correct.
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Old Nov 28, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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Ya I've taken the plug off the cap while having the motor cranked and no spark, I had a very faint orange spark.
Cranking the engine with the cap off is an excellent way to wreck the coil.

I got new distributor cuz old was was junk, and no my tach needle just sits there no movement, checked all my wires with a test light and everything test fine. My engine light doesn't throw a code either..
If the tach needle is dead-still when cranking, then the igniter is not functioning, or there are wiring problems.
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Old Nov 28, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 91integragsr
The check engine light goes off after the click from main relay and fuel pump does turn on to, this is is why I'm confused cuz everything checks out correct.
I vote for a crappy and defective aftermarket distributor as the source of your current trouble.
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Old Nov 28, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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Ok correction needle does jump a Lil bit.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

clean the ground connection for your engine harness. its a 6mm bolt with a 10mm head, on the thermostat housing. let me know how you make out
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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 07:03 AM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

Ok cleaned the grounds and still nothing, waiting on a new dizzy to arrive today.. My coil inside dizzy gets very hot too.
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 03:25 PM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

so did you get spark with the new distributor?
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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 07:47 AM
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Default Re: Help 91 no spark, replaced many parts and still nothing

Originally Posted by wwcrxww
clean the ground connection for your engine harness. its a 6mm bolt with a 10mm head, on the thermostat housing. let me know how you make out
X2 when I first did a swap it turned out to be my ground!
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