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    No spark after snow storm

    I'm out of idea's on this one! After the snow storm Thursday the Festiva is dead. My wife drove it Wednesday night and it was fine. Alot of snow got under the hood. I guess it was just at the right angle I bet there was over a inch under there. It just cranks over and what I can tell no spark, pulled the wire from the coil and turned it over. Plenty of fuel. Changed out the disty and still nothing. All the fuses are good. What am I missing? Is there a relay I need to be looking for?

    I must of really pissed of the car gods.. even the Focus is cutting out and the Festiva is dead!
    91 rusty Festiva 260k
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  • #2
    Probably wet ignition components. Blow it out and dry off under your distributor cap and coil.
    Last edited by bravekozak; 02-23-2013, 07:10 PM.

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    • #3
      No spark after snow storm

      Did that and replaced the Distributor even. On the drivers side by the battery had the most snow. Wonder what's hiding in there.
      91 rusty Festiva 260k

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      • #4
        Remove dry out and emery cloth both battery terminals, remove and check the fusible links in behind the battery. Make sure they aren't melted.

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        • #5
          No spark after snow storm

          The links are now fuses. Everything was dry that high. Think I'll pull the battery out tomorrow and put a heater in its place. Hopefully wont blow up..
          91 rusty Festiva 260k

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          • #6
            The weight of the snow/ice hanging on a wire loom unplugged a connector ?
            Reflex paint by Langeman...Lifted...Tow Rig

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            • #7
              No spark after snow storm

              Possible.. Will have to pull the battery to have a better look. And I just got the battery adjusted and clamped down good. Strange how it just went from running to dead with no in between.
              91 rusty Festiva 260k

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              • #8
                your ICM... (small black cube next to the coil) they have a habit of frying.
                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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                • #9
                  WD-40 removes moisture. (full name WaterDispersant-40)
                  Since "everything" has been wiped dry I'd look for moisture inside any little plastic plug connectors in the ignition system.
                  Pull apart and dry or spray with WD-40.
                  A volt meter or test light is inexpensive and always handy to have when diagnosing electrical/electronic problems.
                  Good luck.
                  Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.

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                  • #10
                    Spray wires and electrical stuff with WD40.
                    WD = water displacement

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                    • #11
                      I'd also look at the main relay by the battery....if that area was packed with snow, possibility that it took water and failed.

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                      • #12
                        If the main relay failed would I still have power everywhere else? I checked the main fuses and all three were good. I'm getting 12v to the coil just isn't getting the pulse to fire. Is it the yellow blue/green wire that controls the pulse? Sure wish I had a service manual! Have a chiltons but it's useless for problem like this.
                        91 rusty Festiva 260k

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                        • #13
                          Yes you would, my dad's festy lost the main relay over a large bump. Just shut off, but would crank and try to start. We started swapping parts from mine to see what the problem was. pretty much the entire ignition system. All to no avail, until I randomly grabbed the main relay as he was cranking it and it started. Problem solved.

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                          • #14
                            My thoughts are with you, but I don't have any suggestions. I don't have a FSM for the fuel injected years.
                            '88 Festiva L, stock carby engine (with exhaust upgrade), 4 speed tranny. Aspire Struts and Springs, Capri 14" wheels, interior gutted, battery in back

                            '92 Geo Metro XFi

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by koRnhead View Post
                              Yes you would, my dad's festy lost the main relay over a large bump. Just shut off, but would crank and try to start. We started swapping parts from mine to see what the problem was. pretty much the entire ignition system. All to no avail, until I randomly grabbed the main relay as he was cranking it and it started. Problem solved.
                              Interesting.. is that the one to the right of the radiator overflow?
                              91 rusty Festiva 260k

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