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Old 08-18-2012, 08:32 PM
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Question no spark

i just install a new fuel pump and dist. car(1989) fired right up after sitting for a year(new gas) and it just quit. now it has no spark at coil, replaced coil still no spark? also now the dome light stays on...wuz up with it?
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Old 08-18-2012, 09:03 PM
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it ran for about 10mins before it cut off....
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Old 08-18-2012, 09:50 PM
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No spark at coil has 3 ultimate endings: TFI, PIP, ECM. Mix in the odd wiring flaw.
TFI & PIP are both covered under having a new dist. One of them could have died, though. What brand dist?
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Old 08-19-2012, 11:56 AM
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damn advance auto dist. i think i'm going to reinstall the old one
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How are the connections to the dizzy?
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