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"G Evans" <gereva@interbaun.com> wrote in message
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> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
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>> "G Evans" <gereva@interbaun.com> wrote in message
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>>> 88 cressida, this is the problem wouldn't start last fall, turns over
>>> but no fire up, towed to garage, new rotor cap and wire, works fine till
>>> 2 weeks ago, same thing turns over no fireup, tow to garage, they play
>>> around and finally tell me needs new igniter/coil, they install a used
>>> one works for two start ups then nothing, wait for tow truck, tow truck
>>> driver and I try to start it and it starts, drive for 2 days then guess
>>> what no fire up, waited 20 minutes then fired up went straight to
>>> garage, he says it may have been a loose wire and it should be fine now,
>>> goes 5 days and same thing mechanic visits car he can't start it, he
>>> tows it in to his shop, he tries it at the shop and it starts. says he
>>> can't fix it now that it starts, I take it home it is in my garage, I am
>>> going over the ignition wires with a fine tooth comb right now but would
>>> appreciate any one who can tell me what is going on. I will look at ecu
>>> for loose or damaged wires as soon as daughter gets home with glove box
>>> key.
>>> Thanks, gerry[/color]
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>> The place that you are taking the car to seems to think that something is
>> amiss with the ignition system so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt
>> and assume that they are finding a no spark condition.[/color]
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> Thats what they tell me[color=green]
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>> Engines need 3 things to operate - fuel, air, and ignition, all at the
>> proper moment.
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>> What brand are the various ignition parts?[/color]
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> original[color=green]
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>> Igniters tend to fail for good, not intermittently.[/color]
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> That's what I think as well[color=green]
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>> Is there any engine oil in the distributor?[/color]
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> No.
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>> Ray O
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They are going to need an ignition system wiring diagram in order to check
every circuit. I'd suspect the coil or a loose wire somewhere between the
coil and distributor.
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Ray O
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