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  • #1

    Festiva died but is back to life now

    So this is the second time in 22 years that my Festiva quit on me.
    Yesterday I was driving down the interstate and the Festiva just didn't want to go.
    Then it just quit!
    I checked to make sure it was getting fuel, easy to check on a carbed car.
    Just look down the carb and see if gas is squirting when you pump the accelerator.
    Then I checked for spark - NONE.
    I suspected the coil. Long story short, thats what it was.
    Now it has a nice yellow Accell coil, it was the only one Advance Auto had in stock and the guy gave me 10% discount.

    Drive On!
    ~Jeff
    1988 Festiva LX Silver 5speed. 219,000 miles. My new daily driver.
    1988 Festiva L Plus Red 2brl 4speed. 504,477 miles and holding till I get the speed-o fixed.
    2003 Mustang GT 5speed
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  • #2
    Cool! The upgrade, that is, not the breakdown that necessitated it!

    Karl
    '93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
    '91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
    '92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
    '93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
    '89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project

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    • #3
      cool, glad to hear it was a simple enough fix. That should carry you on to at least 600,000 miles of smiles.
      91 Festiva GL "Scrat"
      82 Honda Goldwing GL1100i
      85 BMW 535is "Brunhild"

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      • #4
        Glad to hear it wasn't the module. That would have been more money! Have you ever changed out those front struts yet?

        Michael
        Have owned 9 so far
        White 89 L converted to LX "The Curmudgeon" Being a Curmudgeon right now.
        Blue 89 L converted to LX "Shtinky" FMS crate engine,cam,flywheel,hail dents
        Smurf Blue 90 LX "Smurffy" He Ran Away From Home!!!!!! Says Willie loves him more than I did!
        Red 88 L converted to LX "Rasta, Mon" Now retired
        Where did all these @#*&%$ Toyotas come from around here?

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        • #5
          Glad you had an easy fix. Now, you need to fix that odometer so you can catch scitzz!
          1992 Green GL - "It's not easy being green" - Kermit - RIP killed by a tree
          1992 Aqua Funtop - Belle
          Wife of V8Festiva.

          Madness Committee Member
          website www.festivamadness.com

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          • #6
            5.0, what's the resistance of that coil?
            Did you have to install a ballast resistor?
            '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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            • #7
              ^ nope!!! i can answer that one! the accel coil is a factory replacement with a better secondary output (i run one as well)
              Trees aren't kind to me...

              currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
              94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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              • #8
                What he said ^.
                I should have the speedo fixed in the next couple of weeks.
                I'm going to pull the 5-speed out of my white car and put it in my red one.
                Yes, I did replace those very worn out front stuts
                ~Jeff
                1988 Festiva LX Silver 5speed. 219,000 miles. My new daily driver.
                1988 Festiva L Plus Red 2brl 4speed. 504,477 miles and holding till I get the speed-o fixed.
                2003 Mustang GT 5speed

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by 5.0zone View Post
                  What he said ^.
                  I should have the speedo fixed in the next couple of weeks.
                  I'm going to pull the 5-speed out of my white car and put it in my red one.
                  Yes, I did replace those very worn out front stuts
                  you wouldn't happen to have the part number for the coil would you?
                  "FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
                  89L Silver EFI auto
                  91GL Green Auto DD
                  There ain't no rest for the wicked
                  until we close our eyes for good.
                   I will sleep when I die!
                  I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!

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                  • #10
                    8145
                    Trees aren't kind to me...

                    currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
                    94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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                    • #11
                      only broke down twice in 22 years?? wow, thats a pretty impressive track record..

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                      • #12
                        i can only find 8140 online. the 8140C are pretty! chromey goodness [link]

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                        • #13
                          So... does that mean you have been pushing cars around town again?
                          I wish our cars up here could stay in the condition yours is with that kind of mileage!

                          Michael
                          Have owned 9 so far
                          White 89 L converted to LX "The Curmudgeon" Being a Curmudgeon right now.
                          Blue 89 L converted to LX "Shtinky" FMS crate engine,cam,flywheel,hail dents
                          Smurf Blue 90 LX "Smurffy" He Ran Away From Home!!!!!! Says Willie loves him more than I did!
                          Red 88 L converted to LX "Rasta, Mon" Now retired
                          Where did all these @#*&%$ Toyotas come from around here?

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