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Old 11-10-2008 | 07:56 PM
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hello! i need some help with my friends car!! she has a 84' 2.8 , 5spd and it has been sitting for several years!!!oh my,i know!!! it started this weekend and ran poor ,but it ran! it poped when u tried to acellerate,and it seemed to get a little better when it warmed up,and the battery was bad,and i thought it could be the problem,so i installed a new one today and now it wont even fire!!!!!! i put a timming lite on the coil wire and no spark!!! any ideas?//i have to sell it for her cause it is not taged and the cops r going to fine me ,for sitting at my place!!!!! its for sale if anyone is interested!!!! Bob
 
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Old 11-10-2008 | 09:46 PM
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where are u located and how much?
when it ran did it sound like it would putt?
 
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Old 11-10-2008 | 09:46 PM
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No fire from the coil. Make sure the coil has power, no vermin eatten wires, and then take the module out of the distributer and have it tested or replaced.

Oh if all that is fine maybe the stator inside the dsitributor
 
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Old 11-11-2008 | 06:29 PM
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hey guys! i am in staunton il. close to st.louis!! it was running sunday,not the best mind you,and it was poping backing when u accelerate, the battery was real bad and i replaced it yesterday and then it wont fire at all!!!!! turns over good,no fire!!! i put a timing light on all six wires and the coil wire no spark there!! not sure how that should work like that anyway!lol bob
 
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Old 11-12-2008 | 12:31 AM
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That is pretty much waht you said in your first post. Are we goimg to go in circles.[8D]
 




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