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  • #1

    Engine rotates but wont start.

    Started the car this morning, went to the gym, came home got into other festiva to goto storage, return to a car that wont start.

    No spark @ plugs or coil.


    Have never had this problem before. Really would like to figure this out so I can have my car back.
    It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.Poverty produces creativity
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  • #2
    i would see if the injectors are firing, if they are maybe you have a bad coil? if the injectors arent firring either, then maybe a bad ignition switch?
    Last edited by Hot_Wheels; 01-19-2010, 07:56 PM.

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    • #3
      Pick up coil in dizzy?
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      • #4
        Pull the cap to see if rotor spins. No spin=timing belt.

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        • #5
          Bad dist.
          Brian
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          93 GL modyfied!!!
          :fish:

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          • #6
            Distributor bad
            Jim DeAngelis

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            Bright Blue 93 GL (1.6 8v, 5spd) (Hula-Baloo)
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            • #7
              might want to check your fusible links on the drivers side close to the battery,little box with 3 looped wires in it. this sounds like the problem i had with my last festy,it would just crank and crank. just move them around a little bit,and see if they look/feel brittle and try to start again. good place to start as well as the others mentioned. good luck
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              96 dodge ram 1500 318 5 speed.

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              • #8
                Ok last night I replaced all the fuseable links, no dice.
                Marinepolice is coming over later so I can swap out parts from his car to figure out whats wrong
                It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.Poverty produces creativity

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                • #9
                  Hopefully replaced fusible links with cartridge fuses.
                  Good place to start, because its nearly free to do so, but think FB71 maybe right about distributor, bet specifically it is the igniter
                  '93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
                  '93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
                  '92 Aqua parts Car
                  '93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
                  '90 White LX Thanks to FB71

                  "Your God of repentance will not save you.
                  Your holy ghost will not save you.
                  Your God plutonium will not save you.
                  In fact...
                  ...You will not be saved!"

                  Prince of Darkness -1987

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                  • #10
                    My coil wire has a bad habit of coming out. Check to see it is firmly insterted into coil and cap. Will also have to pull boot back.

                    David

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                    • #11
                      Yeah replaced them with those cartriges a long time ago. Wires are all connected
                      It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.Poverty produces creativity

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Studebaker View Post
                        My coil wire has a bad habit of coming out. Check to see it is firmly insterted into coil and cap.
                        Studebacker's right, I've had that happen once!
                        Just popped off, and couldn't determine why it wouldn't start.
                        Then I saw the primary coil wire just hanging below the master cylinder, plugged it back in and good to go!
                        '93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
                        '93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
                        '92 Aqua parts Car
                        '93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
                        '90 White LX Thanks to FB71

                        "Your God of repentance will not save you.
                        Your holy ghost will not save you.
                        Your God plutonium will not save you.
                        In fact...
                        ...You will not be saved!"

                        Prince of Darkness -1987

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                        • #13
                          OK got another dist from one of the parts motors & i'm waiting till tommorow to install it as we are having some awesome freezing rain atm...
                          It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.Poverty produces creativity

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by muscle_Car1 View Post
                            OK got another dist from one of the parts motors & i'm waiting till tommorow to install it as we are having some awesome freezing rain atm...
                            awwww c'mon.....are you afraid of a little rain?!?!?!....lol
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                            • #15
                              il be home tommarow if you want to tow it over haha. jk

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