won't start

cfabs54 · Post by **cfabs54** » January 19th, 2005, 2:37 pm

the car originally died after driving it hard then just cruising...restarted after 5 mins...got home...restarted in the morning...got out of driveway and died...put new battery in, new fuel pump and will crank but won't start...also there's no spark from the wires and i tested the ignition coil with a multimeter....new to using a meter!!! got 0 as a read from the coil...assuming the coil is bad...or maybe a short...i hear a an electrical crackle near the windshield when i put it on accessories...please help..ready to give up!!!!

OsoSlo z28 · Post by **OsoSlo z28** » January 19th, 2005, 3:15 pm

are you getting power to the coil? you might want to try to get ahold of a wiring diagram to help you trace the problem.

the "crackle" very well could be a short somewhere. find it fast if that's the case. i had to replace an entire haltech harness because i had a short and a large part burned up.

Typhoonk · Post by **Typhoonk** » January 19th, 2005, 4:26 pm

I'd check all the fuses, in and out of the car. Then I'd remove all the fuses from things like the radio and stuff I don't need to start the car.

Then I'd check the ignition wiring at the key to make sure it's doing what it's suppose to