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95 850 20V no start, no spark at coil 850

posted by  New850 on  Tue Mar 1 02:50 CST 2005
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Hello all,

Thanks for your responses to my previous "I'm a newbie" posting on this car. Recap: 1995 5sp non-Turbo wagon, 275K miles, will not start, but cranks happily. No codes (sat on dead battery for six months, no wonder).

Yesterday I tried an experiment, replacing the Cam Sensor to see if that unclogged the car's brain passages. No dice. With my Dad cranking the car and the HT lead grounded 1/4" from the strut mounting bolt, got no spark during cranking, BUT did get a weak (orange colored) spark from it every time the key was moved back to the "off" position. Every time.

Would this be an indication of anything in your experience? I'm still assuming that the ECU is supressing spark for some electronic reason and that the one spark I get at shutdown is probably a standard routine?

Would love it if it's just a coil or something obvious! Thanks.






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