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No Start 1984 245 B-23f 168k 200 1984

My son's 1984 240 160k, auto tran. b-23f. He parked it for a week and now it isn't starting. I checked the 25 amp fuse, the fuel pump relays, cleaned the contacts on the AMM and the distributor looked ok. It turns over but won't fire.
I didn't have any tools on my when I was at his place.
I'll check the spark plugs and fuel pumps tomorrow. any other suggestions are welcome.
Philvo








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No Start 1984 245 B-23f 168k 200 1984

It could be a bad rotor button inside the distributor. They quit without notice most of the time or with an occasional misfire and poor running.

Are you are getting some spark from the coil over to the cap?

I hope you have not pulled on the connector that goes into the ICU. Its over by the washer bottle. Don't ever try to check it. They are a one time Johnny gets on it, setup!

The ICU has to see a signal from the hall sensor that sets below the rotor button in the distributor. It turns on things like the spark coil from the ICU.

It powers injectors and fuel pumps through two relaya under the dashes glovebox. They are interchangeable, by the way, to do troubleshooting for the pumps to run if they are not. You should hear the pumps run, as its cranking and for a second after you stop.

One of mine had a magnetic coil inside it fail. I had to opened it up with my trusty Leatherman Knife. I tied a shoe string around it insides, to close it, so I could get back home.

They are combined into only one relay but with two seperate circuits on the later cars. They suffer solder problems inside them also.

The hunt for a no start condition can start anywhere along these lines I laid out for you plus there is that pesky in-line fuse out by the battery too!

Good Luck
Phil








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No Start 1984 245 B-23f 168k 200 1984

Hi Phil,
I gave it a good old fashion tune up and it started right up. New plugs, wires, cap and rotor. The cap was really corroded where the coil wires goes in.
Anyway thanks for advice.
Phil








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I have no idea why--and granted it's a small sample size of the 3 or 4 of them that I've had over the years--but in my experience the 83-84 B23's with the larger diameter distributor rotors seem to eat caps and rotors much quicker than the earlier and later small diameter design.








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No Start 1984 245 B-23f 168k 200 1984

It has gas







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