no spark

[gbizzle27]

after my car was running the timing belt tensioner broke so i had to take it back apart and replace that. Well now that its back together i have no spark. Rolls over fine everythign sounds good just no spark. Then only things we touched spark wise are the crank position senser and DIS. Is there any way we can check to see if these are working?

 

[SHO#7]

After my crank sensor died, I wanted to make sure that was it too. I scanned the car and got a PIP code. I knew it was the crank sensor then.

Mike

 

[gbizzle27]

Will the tach work when the crank position senser is dead?

 

[gbizzle27]

I changed out the CPS and hooked up my DIS ground strap and still no spark. Any idea's other then the DIS itself?

 

[jaded93atx]

You can remove and get the DIS checked for free at A-Z or at Murray's, the latter is where I had mine tested, for whatever reason every Autozone I tried was missing the test clips for my module. It turned out to be fine and I had to replace the CPS. By testing it first I saved a chunk of change. When you replaced the cps did you gap it right?

 

[gbizzle27]

yes i gapped it right. i know that the CPS and DIS are fine. So it has to be something else???? i need idea's

 

[jaded93atx]

I just ran a profile and realized you did a motor swap... I didnt realize it because this post didnt mention it or any of the other work you did regarding that very involved task. Sorry but good luck I know nothing of troubleshooting motor swaps.

 

[gbizzle27]

yah i forgot, got my new 3.2 running. and the timing tensioner stud broke for some reason. Now i have no spark. Confusing?!

 

[N3FOL]

Make sure that you had re-connected the CPS cable.

 

[gbizzle27]

The 2 CPS connections are hooked up.

 

[gbizzle27]

ok. CPS, DIS are fine. I have the ground strap from the intake to the firewall hooked up. I dont want to spend money i dont have at a shop so i need someone to give me some good idea's of why i have no spark.

 

[AFSho]

test your coil pack, check for continuity in all the wires involving the ignition system

 

[gbizzle27]

how do i do this??

 

[SuperHO]

Did you put di-electric grease on the DIS before installing it? Or after you took it off....if you took it off at all? And if you took it off, it ain't upside-down, is it? Just coverin all the bases....

 

[gbizzle27]

No i just took another cross over pipe off a different motor and put it on.

 

[projectSHO89]

Do NOT use di-electric grease when mounting the DIS module to the crossover. Use only HEAT SINK COMPOUND. They are very different products.

A dead CPS will cause a no-reading on the tach.

Make certain you installed the holddown bolts for the crossover tube. Also, make certin that the bolt area is clean and free of paint or other residue that might keep the crossover tube from properly grounding to the intake manifold.

Check your power feed to the coil. (IGN COIL fuse).

Steve

 

[gbizzle27]

Will not having the bolts holding down the crossover tube make the car have no spark?

 

[SuperHO]

it sure makes things interesting...I didn't have mine bolted down once after changing the CKP...and for 2 weeks, I thought my timing was off...sometimes it would start, sometimes it wouldn't, but in NEVER revved past 2k rpms....until I put those bolts back in......and YAY!!!!

 

[gbizzle27]

good deal...i will try that in the morning and get back to you.

 

[SHO SPD]

I also second check the bolts on the crossover tube. Gave me **** for a good 5 hrs before I realized thats what the prob was, mine wouldnt start either.