When the pick up coil gets hot, it sometimes has a tendency to stop working. Usually when it cools down it starts working again. I think you made a mistake in your letter though, you said that there is voltage to the distributor but it is not transferred to the plug wires? I do not see how this is possible unless you have a bad cap/rotor. As far as I know, the pickup coil and distribution of the voltage for spark are totally unrelated except for both being located "inside the distributor". That, and that they are indirectly "connected" through the ignition ECU-coil. Also, the white/slate wire, I don't remember where it comes from, but it's certainly not the secondary winding of the (main) coil. So it's possible that the main coil is getting a signal but not doing anything becuase of an open in the windings. You should hook up a plug to the output of the main coil and look for spark. Jim > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > > > I can't catch a fscking break. > > > > > > As I was driving home from DC yesterday, I decided I wouldn't - > > quite- > > > have enough fuel to make it home. I was very close to my wife's > > > office so I pulled in next to her. I grabbed my gas can, and > used > > her > > > car to find a station to fill the can. I drove back, put the gas > > > in > > > my tank and tried to start the car. > > > > > > The engine cranked but didn't even try to catch. I knew almost > > > immediately why. I put my test spark plug in a wire and I had NO > > > > spark. None. Zero. > > > > > > I have: > > > Checked #1 fuse. Good. (replaced it anyway, no change) > > > Checked RPM relay. > > > Bypassed RPM relay anyway. > > > Bypassed ballast resistor. No spark. > > > Verified voltage to the coil IS present. > > > Verified main coil wire is tight on distributor and coil. > > > Cap, rotor, plugs, and coil are all brand-new. > > > > > > I suspect the pick up coil is bad or the ignition ECU is bad. > Why? > > > > > > Because: > > > > > > 1. Voltage is present to the coil. > > > 2. The RPM relay functions and it takes pulses from the coil to > > make > > > the relay function. The pulses ride the white/slate wire. If the > > > coil > > > wasn't firing, the relay wouldn't close. This means spark is > going > > to > > > the distributor and is NOT coming out on the cylinder plug > wires. > > > > > > Any other theories, tests or confirmations are welcome. I'm in a > > > real > > > bind here folks. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Rich > > > #5335 D.I.W. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Autos. Everything you need to know about buying or selling a car. FREE Quotes, 360° Tours, Research, Blue Book, Compare Vehicles, Buy Used http://us.click.yahoo.com/kEZsdA/bwnGAA/YiGOAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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