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No Spark...Need ideas

Old Jan 18, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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91 3000gt, 150k miles. Parked the car last night, this morning won't start. Pulled the plugs to see if it was getting spark and it does not appear that it is. Where would I start in diagnosing this?
 
Old Jan 18, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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more info, is it trying to turn over? The usual suspects of not starting are

-battery
-starter
-alternator
-spark plugs/distributor
-clogged fuel lines
-fuel pump
 
Old Jan 18, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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turns over fine, battery is strong. So that would rule out the battery and starter. I removed the plug, and ground it to determine if there was any spark - none present. On a car with a distributor I would look at the wire and possbily rotor, but the 3000GT doesn't have a distributor.
does the alternator have to do with spark prior to the car starting? I thought it was for charging the battery and applying energy to the vehicle when it was running.
 
Old Jan 18, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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so you dont have spark. I didnt know they didnt have distibutors. Are you getting spark on any of them?
 
Old Jan 19, 2008 | 06:54 AM
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No spark to any of them.
Just as a piece of info. Each plug goes into what looks like some type of control module. Two wires per module. There is nothing likewhat youwould see on cars with a distributor in which you have a main wire come from the coil to distributor.
I'm at a loss.
 
Old Jan 19, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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Bad coil pack maybe...i had this problem with a P.O.S. cavalier I owned as a beater at one point and I replaced the coil pack and all was good. That F'er was on the bottom backside of the motor too and a pain in the azz to get to.
 
Old Jan 19, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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Crank angle sensor.
 
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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yeah that's all it can be crank angle sensor or coil pack, i'd start with the coil pack, idk y even tho it's more to replace,lol
 
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