no spark! 87 4kq

[Shawn Manny]

YEAH it WAS the original coil, can I bypass the ign. switch with a
starter button? Or how does one go about replacing the ignition
switch...Im sure its in the Bentley, but Im at work...Thanks gang, I
will try Tony's idea tomorrow.

Shawn


On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 07:23:56 -0800 (PST), Tony Hoffman
<tfh400036 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ok Shawn, it's not that bad!! :)
>  
> First if what you said is correct, that you have no power to the coil on the
> + side when cranking, your ign switch is probably bad. A quick check is the
> run a wire from the battery to the + of the coil (make sure it's the +) and
> try ro start it. To shut it off, just pull the wire. It's only 12V, so it
> won't shock you. If it is the original coil, it should even have the
> terminals for female spades.
>  
> Tony Hoffman
> 
> Shawn Manny <shawn.manny at gmail.com> wrote:
> ARGH..if its not one thing....after dropping $50 at our FLAP for a new
> fuel pump relay, tried to crank the car, it caught then died...and
> never caught again...we thinks it to be a dead coil...whats the method
> to be sure and what else should I check? We pulled a plug, grounded it
> out and still no spark.Using an OHM meter we saw the coil had power
> with the ignition on, but when keying it to start it there was
> nothing, we took this to mean dead coil and will be relacing it
> soon...assuming its not 24k gold like the damn relay. Just to bring
> you up to speed:
> new cap,rotor,wires,fuel pump,fuel pump relay, new fuel filters,
> recent plugs (4 months), we've got fuel for sure...HELP I wanna get
> this car done so I can get the exhuast made and
> register/inspect/emsission test it!
> 
> Shawn
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