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    STILL not starting!! Help!

    Ok, I am realllly getting frustrated and quite depressed about this non-starting issue ('88 festiva), because I can't go look for a job without a car, and it's been 3 weeks.

    (see my other thread on this too)

    Ok, all signals point to the ignition module, which I or my mechanic have replaced 3 times, with no luck. Coil was weak, new one installed, and still no start. battery is good. test showed that the ignition switch is also good.

    Could the fusible links in the engine compartment be causing this? Are there other fuses someplace that could have blown???

    I have a good used disty coming, but could my entire distributor be bad? How can the whole thing go bad???
    If it has boobs or wheels, sooner or later you're going to have trouble with it.
    Mark S.
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  • #2
    Might check the fusable links, I replaced mine with the cartriges, just because the wires looked really bad. Some guys run 20-30-20 or 30-40-30.
    '90 LX

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    • #3
      30-40-30 gets my vote.
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      • #4
        Are you sure the new coil is good?
        "Lane, I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I'm no dummy."

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        • #5
          Okay, the dizzy is on its way. Curious. You swapped the coils. Where do you, and more importantly where do you not have juice? Voltage from the coil getting to the dizzy? From there to the plugs? Assuming since you have been focused on the electronics, that fuel/air is not an issue, correct?

          Dumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.

          1988 L - 232K miles Batstiva
          1989 L - 247K miles Slick
          1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
          Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:

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          • #6
            The starting motor cranks the engine but there is no spark? If so it's pretty much a process of elimination on the ignition components, most of which can be tested with a cheap mulitmeter. A basic auto mechanics book from the public library would describe the ignition system tests. Considering you've lot 3 weeks potential income the cost of a mulitmeter seems small. I've seen them as low as $10 and they last a lifetime. I have an old analogue one I got at a rummage sale for 25 cents and have got good value out of it.
            Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.

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            • #7
              The whole thing is out of my hands now, because it's at my brother's mechanic.

              Just got off the phone with him, I wanted to know what kind of tests he did.

              He said he ran some electrical tests, and said the problem is the pickup coil in the distributor. something I would never have even thought about. The new (used) disty I have coming should take care of everything (I hope!).

              When I do get the car back I'm going to replace the main fusible links. They're 21 years old... may as well get new ones
              If it has boobs or wheels, sooner or later you're going to have trouble with it.
              Mark S.

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              • #8
                Hopefully this will get you up and running. The dizzy came from a good running car that was structurally not worth saving.

                Make sure you take note of the sexy pink duct tape (Why the hell do I even have pink duct tape???) holding the box shut.

                Dumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.

                1988 L - 232K miles Batstiva
                1989 L - 247K miles Slick
                1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
                Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:

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                • #9
                  Yes...why do you have pINK duct tape????:shock:
                  Dan




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                  • #10
                    Didn't even know they HAD pink duct tape! I'm gonna take a pic of that one!
                    If it has boobs or wheels, sooner or later you're going to have trouble with it.
                    Mark S.

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                    • #11
                      ^^ I thought about that, but I was kind of hurrying to get it boxed up and on its way. Wasn't til after I got home that I found the clear packing tape. :roll:

                      Dumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.

                      1988 L - 232K miles Batstiva
                      1989 L - 247K miles Slick
                      1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
                      Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:

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                      • #12
                        Just thought I'd pass along an update. His mechanic swapped the dizzy, coil, and plugs, and he's up and running. :headbang:

                        Dumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.

                        1988 L - 232K miles Batstiva
                        1989 L - 247K miles Slick
                        1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
                        Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:

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                        • #13
                          Thanks to Batstiva for making this happen!
                          This is an example of what FordFestiva.com is all about!
                          Time for me to add to your reputation!

                          So what is Pink duct tape used for, or is this only available in San Francisco and I really don't want to know what its for?
                          Last edited by Pu241; 01-13-2010, 12:33 PM.
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                          • #14
                            glad the egg is going Mark!

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                            • #15
                              Not every woman that's mechanically inclined is butch. Pink duct tape for those handy ladies! Now if this guy had hello kitty address labels IN HIS NAME that's just not right.

                              Glad to see the car is back on the road deathegg
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