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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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CA leading coils not sparking

my trailing coils work just fine... but i cant get any spark from the leading coils what causes this if i can get multiple ideas would be great...........its a 87 fc N/A help please
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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Did you verify that the B/Y wire at the white plug connecting to the coil has battery voltage with the key to on?. It probably does since that particular wire feeds the trailing as well. Is the leading coil mounted to its bracket and that the bracket is properly mounted to the fender? This is how the unit gets its ground. If not grounded properly it wont work/fire.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 04:09 AM
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mmm haven the same issue havent had any success trying to find the issue
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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Me aswell.
Here is what I've done: New wires, plugs, (new to me) coil pack, and fuses. I've tested the main relay and that didn't work.

Some think it could somehow be the thermo switch, I don't know, I'm not a mechanic.

Where is our salvation?
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 05:58 PM
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Were you able to verify that the replacement main relay worked properly? Do you have voltage on the B/Y wire feeding into the lead coil when the key is set to on?
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by lonetlan
Me aswell.
Here is what I've done: New wires, plugs, (new to me) coil pack, and fuses. I've tested the main relay and that didn't work.

Some think it could somehow be the thermo switch, I don't know, I'm not a mechanic.

Where is our salvation?
wtf is a thermo switch? check your connections to the pcm, sounds like your coils aren't getting signal to fire.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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Hope this can help. Pretty strait forward.
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