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Ignition problem troubleshooting..car in now dead..Asking for help 200 1985

posted by  someone claiming to be Mike on  Mon Sep 29 17:24 CST 2003 [RELATED]

I am in the process of troubleshooting my Ignition system in my 170k 85' 240 in relation to a cutting out- stalling problem I had. The good news is that the car now doen't start or it starts when completly cold and stops after 5-6 seconds I have changed almost anything in relation to the fuel injection system from ECU to Fuel pumps to FPR etc. It doesn't seem to be a fuel problem. The only thing that has remained now it the ignition system. So far I done the following tests in the ignition system

*Ignition coil resistance measures 10K primary and 1.8-1.9 Ohms secondary.
*Distributor cap and rotor in good shape.
*New spark plug wires
*New spark plugs

Engine cranks but doensn't start. There is an obvious smell of gas. Distributor pickup seems to be working since I get spark when connector in on and no spark when it is off. Spark seems kind of weak. Power from ignition switch at 12V and 7-10V during cranking.

I don't know what else to try. BTW I have a used Ignition computer in the mail which I hope it might solve the problem.

Any thoughts...

Thanks

Mike






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