FrostRacing

OK DAMNIT I still do not have my 88 n/a running IT HAS NO SAPRK i have had a few good suggestions on the evil forum but they did not work the car has fuel pressure i deflooded it. i took the plugs out /w wires still attached and started the car nothing. its been a while and i need a car very soon i took my test light to the two wires on the leading coil and they lit up. what and where are the ground wires that i need to check? the fuses are good and the switch is good i see two green connectors and one black female connector near the coil that aint plugged in what are they? i bought plugs about 2months ago could they be bad ? and i dont think all the plug wires could be bad could they?

1Revvin7

You have no spark, yet you timing gun says you do And you are sure its getting fuel, have you done the unflooding procedure?

FrostRacing

i am using a light tester not a timing gun i used the atf and removed the plug styles i has fuel i removed the hose and fuel shot everywhere thanks for the reply 1revvin

1988RedT2

This may be obvious, but did you have the plugs grounded when you cranked it with the plugs out of the engine? If the plug is just dangling from the wire it won't fire. Got to complete the circuit.



I had to work at deflooding my car several times. For some reason, it seemed I was still getting fuel into the engine unless I pulled both EGI fuses (some say you just need to pull one). With the plugs out, cranking the engine resulted in a large vapor cloud of gas. I cranked it at least three times for maybe 30 seconds each, then put it back together and started it up.

FrostRacing

yea i held a screwdriver in front of it and nothing i installed a fuel cutoff switch and removed the fuse too whe deflooding

1Revvin7

So when you try to start the car, it just cranks, can you see smoke coming from the exhaust? What happens if you pull the plugs, are they soaked in fuel?

FrostRacing

yea i see smoke coming out and the plugs have alot of fuel on them

Apex13B

compression test please

J-Rat

As with the other post, I would also recommend making the ECU tester lights. I have t-shot several cars this way. It will tell you if the ECU is online, and if anything is unplugged, it will flag it as a code. Motor doesnt need to be running.



Jarrett

hcpcjj

I had the same problem. No spark. I re-soldered the connectors on the ECU and voila, spark is good. I still have other problems, but at least I have spark.



Also, check to make sure that each coil is grounded. You should read 0 ohms from the coil/igniter exterior to the battery ground.