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Help Me! I'm Lost! 700 1987

posted by  PropMgr on  Fri Dec 28 12:54 CST 2001
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I have a dead car that is driving me crazy. I have been through the archives and FAQs regarding a car not starting. Items found so far are the clip that holds the hall system wiring in the base of the distributor; fixed and checked for any possible grounds to the distributor body. None found. I have 12v, 5v and a good groud on the harness to the distributor. Triggered the fuel injectors by jumping the 5v to ground in the harness. Also was watching for spark but did not see any spark from a plug that was grounded to the block and connected to #1 plug wire. Checked terminal 5 on the power stage; the volt meter does fluctuate as the motor is turned over so that seems to eliminate the Hall sensor. The power stage connections are clean as well as the ground to the heat sink.

I still do not have any spark from the distributor plug wires. Tested by pulling a wire off #1 plug and connecting that to a spark plug grounded to the lift on the motor, turned the ignition on and used a remote starter.

The power stage feels warm while the ignition key is on so that would not seem to be the problem. Or am I wrong? Is there anyway to test the power stage? Where do I go from here?

My apologies for the long post.






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