I've been using a crane hi-6 for years for the leading coil with very good results. So I bought 2 PS-92 coils to replace the factory leading coil....nothing is wrong with the coil. Well I wired the 2 PS-92 coils in parallel, and let the hi-6 drive both of them. The engine cranked, but it didn't turn over. I talked to the folks at crane, and they tell me that a hi-6 can't drive 2 ps-92 coils in parallel. So I put the stock coil back in place. No big deal. Well the engine now cranks, but it still won't turn over.



I put a timing light to the plug wires, and it lights up. I can smell fuel coming out the exhaust, so it has fuel. What the hell is wrong? I'm about to set the car on fire. The car was running fine before. Another testament to "if it ain't broken don't fix it".

 

fouled plugs?



mike

 

I took the plugs out and cleaned them.....same problem. I can see smoke coming out the exhaust while cranking though.

 

it prolly flooded?



mike

 

i would definetly test the resistence of the coil.

 

there's one possibility.....I've butchered the leading coil harness pretty good. There's a ball of solder on each of the 2 leading coil wires. Maybe that adds too much resistance in the wires. Guess I's have to buy a new harness at the dealer. BTW the solder is so close to the plastic connector that I really can't cut the wires anymore. The factory coil's resistance is good. Though while the engine is cranking, it makes a sound I've never heard before. It sounds like a high pitch wine. I don't know WTF is going on. I'll just walk away from it for a while because I'm too frustraded right now.

 

yeah just get that little harness new, its cheap and it'll take a couple days to get



mike

 

I went to the dealer and they don't sell the little wire harness separately from the engine harness.....bastards.



Anywho, is anyone else here using aftermarket coils?

 

I am. I'm using a coil with dual posts that come from an 86 AE(hachi Roku). I would get new spark plugs and THEN try it. I had some "new" spark plugs that fouled out once...cleaned them up REAL good and they still wouldn't start the car. So I fought with it FOREVER to get it to start...ended up buying new plugs and putting them in...problem solved on the first crank...no lie.

 

they do they just dont know it its like n3a3-18-05zd?, its the last one on the list should be about $35



mike