Help - no spark...I think
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My car has been sitting for a long time. Charged up the battery and the motor turns over fine but no fire. Any ideas on where to start trouble shooting?
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check for spark first. once you see spark or not, you have better direction.
start at coils. first check resistance on both, then if they check out fine, swap coils I and II to different spots, then turn car over and see if that helps. If it does start, coil I is bad but of course you should just replace both coils I and II since they're pretty inexpensive.
once u do that coil swap and come back with a report, i can suggest more unless indycam beats me to it.![Big Grin](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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start at coils. first check resistance on both, then if they check out fine, swap coils I and II to different spots, then turn car over and see if that helps. If it does start, coil I is bad but of course you should just replace both coils I and II since they're pretty inexpensive.
once u do that coil swap and come back with a report, i can suggest more unless indycam beats me to it.
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Good luck.
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Another quick step: If you find you have spark AT the spark plug (and the spark color is BLUE), then pull a spark plug to see if it's wet with fuel (after cranking). If it isn't, then you have a fuel-delivery problem. Obvious question: You DO have gas in the tank (and, hopefully, fresh gas)?
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nothing on each of the coils. The car started a few months ago. I'm parting it out and the only thing i have removed are the clocks. I can't see how that would stop the coils from firing. Any ideas?
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There you go , no clock , no fire !
The clock is part of the computer in this car .
If you have a broken clock or remove the clock ,
the cars computer is not complete .
The clock is part of the computer in this car .
If you have a broken clock or remove the clock ,
the cars computer is not complete .
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Funny you should mension the clock as i relaced 2 bulbs in mine last night, the seatbelt and tiptronic warning bulbs were blown, lights up like a xmas tree now :-)
Not A Thread Hijack: But what does the clock control for the engine not to start?
Not A Thread Hijack: But what does the clock control for the engine not to start?
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Originally Posted by jeffnudd
Not A Thread Hijack: But what does the clock control for the engine not to start?