[V8] Need the passenger-side distributor for '91 3.6

[Steve B]

It sounds like you may have changed multiple things, making diagnosis a bit more complicated.  Perhaps you can give us a bit more background.  What was the state of the car before you started?  Would the engine run?  What exactly have you done in terms of diagnosis and repair?  

I have an old timing light with inductive pick up which I use to tell whether or not I'm getting spark.  For fuel, sometimes I CAREFULLY crack one of the fuel line fittings under the hood to see if there is pressurized liquid fuel present.

Have you tried reading codes from the ECU?  Don't completely trust them on an engine that is not firing, but it may give a clue.  www.sjmautotechnik.com will describe the process if you aren't familiar.

Steve Buchholz


Kevin Wahaus <kwahaus at mac.com> wrote:

>Car is back together but no start. Arrg!
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>So now the trouble shooting begins. Basics, right? Fuel and spark. It cranks ok, but doesn't fire. My guess is spark, but need to eliminate fuel since I put in a new fuel pump and filter. Do I need to remove the fuel rails to do this? What's the easiest way to check for fuel? 
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>Best practice for checking for spark? I think in the old days, I'd just pull a spark plug wire and look for arching between it and the tip of the plug. Since these plugs are so deep I'm not sure that can be done.
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>Kevin
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