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Old 05-09-2004, 04:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
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car wont start, weak spark from coil to coil wire to dist., any advice?

need help badly also it's weak there, (yellow spark) and it's not even sparking at the wires, (i have nology wires, and the coil is good, what else could it be?
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Old 05-09-2004, 05:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: car wont start, weak spark from coil to coil wire to dist., any advice?

the coil may not be good, check your cap and rotor also.
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Old 05-09-2004, 05:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: car wont start, weak spark from coil to coil wire to dist., any advice?

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the coil may not be good, check your cap and rotor also.
new cap rotor,and good wires
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Re: car wont start, weak spark from coil to coil wire to dist., any advice?

Thats strange...Does the battery seem drained? Are the terminals cleaned off?
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Old 05-09-2004, 05:59 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Thats strange...Does the battery seem drained? Are the terminals cleaned off?
well, it's a new battery (optima red top) and i have all new power cables and all the accesories work great feels like full power when i go to start it, just almost like the coil isnt getting enough juice, i wonder id i could rewire my coil to a toggle switch? off the battery?
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Old 05-09-2004, 09:30 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: car wont start, weak spark from coil to coil wire to dist., any advice?

What year is your car? It could be the power transister or igniter chip as it's called.
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What year is your car? It could be the power transister or igniter chip as it's called.
yeah, check the thingy that is bolted onto the head right near the dist. also check the two grounds that connect onto the IM.
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it's a 92, do i have an igniter chip?
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also, my power transistor is brand new
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