cudadude_72

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So I have been trying to figure out why my new 88 vert wont start. I bought it non running and figured it was just flooded like the last one I had. I tried the fuse trick and replaced all the spark plugs with trailing and leading. Then I checked for spark and there is no spark on the leading coil and the trailing coil only sparked one time everytime I turned the key and cranked the engine. When I had the plugs out and turned the engine over I could hear puffs of air so that I guess was my poor man compression check lol... But the non spark is my main concern. I have 12v coming from the all of the black and yellow wire going to both coils too.
Thanks,
Michael

satch

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Coils need to be bolted to the fender for grounding purposes to work so check to see if this is an issue.

cudadude_72

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The coil is bolted to the fender I checked the ecu for damage and there wasn't any that I could see. I also checked the cas and the were all 160 ohms. I going to check and see if the trailing coil works again. Last time I used a spark plug against the alt bolt and it only sparked one time(trailing). Is that normal for trailing plug?

cudadude_72

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No spark on either of the coils.... should I assume it's not the coils because both are not working?

satch

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W/key to on what is the voltage on the Brown/White wire at the either the TPS or Pressure Sensor? It should read 5 volts. If it had 0 volts, for example, then the car would not start.

cudadude_72

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Ok this time I actually took the ecu out and a resistor is burt it has 951 under it and is parallel to 871 Do you think that is my problem?

cudadude_72

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I don't think I am getting any voltage from the brown/white at the pressure sensor I couldn't find a tps brown/white wire there is only a black-red green-red and an orange.... I think it's the tps with a 3 prong plug on the throttle body. Is that it? But still whats wrong if I don't have volts?

satch

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Then try the Orange colored wire at the TPS w/key to on.

cudadude_72

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I don't think they have any voltage... my multi meter is some auto BS and show random voltage when it's not even hooked up. When I hook it to the battery it will show the voltage 12.23 but when I hook it up to the orange wire it like 86.35 and I know that's not right.

cudadude_72

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there is a green/yellow and an all green wire coming out of a green plug to the right of the ecu on the A-pillar on the passenger side. Is that a speaker wire of some sort? Because the guy before me put a stereo in and had those wires going to the aftermarket cd player... Most unorthodox stereo install I have ever seen. You don't think that the wire could be the same green/yellow wire coming from the leading coil do you?

satch

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I doubt it but a continuity test would tell you one way or the other.

satch

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Use the battery ground for the meter when testing for voltage of the 'Orange' colored wire w/key to on. If you are already doing it this way then get a meter you can rely on.

cudadude_72

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Getting a better meter tomorrow.

cudadude_72

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Plugged another ecu and it started right up!!! Thanks for the help.