No sparks, weird.
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No sparks, weird.
Hello.
I was tightening one of the spark plugs that was kindda loose after changing a light bulb and checking oil and some other stupid maintenance stuff, so i start the engine to heat oil i was leaving for work, and engine fires perfect, im taking tools off engine bay, and one tool got hooked up with spark cable, and i pulled it out when engine running, engine stopped. And now i dont get spark on any cable.
I have removed spark cables before when engine running and nothing has happened. You guys have any idea what the prob could be??
CHEERS
I was tightening one of the spark plugs that was kindda loose after changing a light bulb and checking oil and some other stupid maintenance stuff, so i start the engine to heat oil i was leaving for work, and engine fires perfect, im taking tools off engine bay, and one tool got hooked up with spark cable, and i pulled it out when engine running, engine stopped. And now i dont get spark on any cable.
I have removed spark cables before when engine running and nothing has happened. You guys have any idea what the prob could be??
CHEERS
f--- RACING IN STRAIGH LINES, whats the point?
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Sounds like you may have somehow fried the coil pack in the distributor.. or the ignitor module. Both items are located inside the distributor housing. You could buy another replacement distributor.. either new.. remanufactured (DO NOT GET IT AT AUTOZONE) or grab one from a junkyard or maybe someone here has one. Or...
You can do a search on the board here for the "HEI Conversion" This is highly recommended since the K8 Distributor has a history of weakness and malfunctions. Best of luck.
Tunes67
You can do a search on the board here for the "HEI Conversion" This is highly recommended since the K8 Distributor has a history of weakness and malfunctions. Best of luck.
Tunes67
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thanks tunes, i was looking into the HEI modification on gro harlem website, if that doesnt fix it , then i guess a new distributor from a yunk yard.
I just found it weird, i have removed spark plugs wires in my first car the escort crossworth,dirt bike,my renault, even the mx3 before and nothing ever happend. thanks for your fast reply.
I just found it weird, i have removed spark plugs wires in my first car the escort crossworth,dirt bike,my renault, even the mx3 before and nothing ever happend. thanks for your fast reply.
f--- RACING IN STRAIGH LINES, whats the point?
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You could always pull codes before you start dropping cash on parts.. pretty easy to do.. use a paper clip and jump connections TEN and GND in your diagnostic box next to your firewall. Then get in and turn the key to the "Run" position.. do not try to start it. Count the flashes from your CEL (check engine light) Then you can look up what each code indicates as a problem. Worth checking anyway.. might be something else causing the issue. Cheers
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"Screw you guys.. I am goin home"
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Because then it wont throw the codes.. you can start and run the car in diagnostic mode.. but if you start it before it finishes throwing the codes via the CEL.. you wont know what the codes are
Tunes67
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"So long.. and thanks for all the fish!" "Momma says VW Bugs are the devil" "This one time at band camp.. I stuck a flute in my Throttle Body"
"Screw you guys.. I am goin home"
I am the Cranky God of Mods!!! Tremble before my fury!! LOL
"Screw you guys.. I am goin home"
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hmm yeah dont EVER buy a new doisty..our distys are 100 % rebuilable unless they melt... like mine. Any abd disty can come back to life with a new hei and coil. and honestly i think it feels smoother. Dont forget to disable your stock ignitor before you try to start the car.
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MX-3 w/ curved neck millenia klde, boosted @ 5 psi. /bov and wastegate are good!/ nitto drag radial/ gutted interior/ millenia red top injectors, vortech fmu/aem wideband/ all bolts ons/ Car put together 100% by me. Mechanic? who needs a mechanic? ew.. real men work on their own cars!
MX-3 w/ curved neck millenia klde, boosted @ 5 psi. /bov and wastegate are good!/ nitto drag radial/ gutted interior/ millenia red top injectors, vortech fmu/aem wideband/ all bolts ons/ Car put together 100% by me. Mechanic? who needs a mechanic? ew.. real men work on their own cars!
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would this link be enough?
is gro harlems Do it yourself http://www.clubprotege.com/wil/howto/hei/index.htm
tomorrow my friend is bringing a diagnosis computer, we'll see what happends. i will go after that see what the best option is. My luck ended, my dist had to die, as seen on forum, hehhehe.
is gro harlems Do it yourself http://www.clubprotege.com/wil/howto/hei/index.htm
tomorrow my friend is bringing a diagnosis computer, we'll see what happends. i will go after that see what the best option is. My luck ended, my dist had to die, as seen on forum, hehhehe.
f--- RACING IN STRAIGH LINES, whats the point?
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OK, I'VE GOT SPARK AGAIN
I HAVE SPARK AGAIN, dont really know why, but its not enough spark, thats why its not cranking up. HEI modification should fix this right?
f--- RACING IN STRAIGH LINES, whats the point?