[V8] V8 not starting but has spark any ideas

[dsaad@icehouse.net]

Make sure you have both spark and fuel pressure. The fuel pump relay drives both
the ign coils and the fuel pump - but it has different sets of contacts
internally to drive each. One can work while the other does not.

You can carefully remove the cover to the fuel pump relay and squeeze the
contactor together to see if you hear the fuel pump run. (key may need to be on)
Be careful not to burn your fingers or short anything out. That would be a bad
thing.

The next major item would be the crank position and speed sensors. The ECU
should complain if these are not working.



Dave


Quoting Brian K O'Neil <briankoneil at bellsouth.net>:

> I also had to replace the right ignition because Hall Effect was not
>
>     Working, Now for some odd reason the car gets spark from number 1 spark
>
>     Plug but will not fire enough to turn over in run. I have looked at
>
>     Everything from the coil to the spark plugs and am out of ideas, if
> anyone
>
>     Can give me a suggestion as to what I might have missed please help.
>
>     Brian O'Neil
>
>     90V8 Florida
>
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