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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 09:58 PM
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please help me gain a spark!!!

So on my 87 T2 that I havent started in about 7 months after re-gaining fuel and starter motor my coil/igniters wont show any spark. My SAFC tells me that my ecu is powered, both of the two connectors(+)(-)on top of the leading ignitor lit a voltage checker(cheesy light one), so they and my ecu are infact powered. the fuses both in the cabin and under the hood are all fine, cas is plugged, and still no signs of a spark. When I say I have no sign of spark, I determined that by pulling the boot off about 1" to look for an arc whille cranking the starter. theres no spark from any of the four!!!!
What could it be!!!
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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 11:13 PM
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does that mean you held the boot one inch away from something metal?
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 10:18 AM
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no I meen i just pulled the plug wire boot away from the ignitor ever so carefully about .5" to see the spark arc jump into it, but it didnt.
anyone else?
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 11:39 AM
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I had this problem a few days ago, check the wires to the CAS.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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make sure you check the relay. I had that problem and turns out the relay to actually power the ignitors was blocked by, get this, dead fire ants. I had the exact same symptoms but spent a couple hundred before I figured out it would have been a free fix.


PS: it's a yellow metal box about right behind the driver side shock tower.

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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 09:24 PM
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tried a different(good) ecu and vola!! fired right up. Thanks for the help though guys!
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