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Coil Failure? 200 1982

posted by  someone claiming to be trev29 on  Wed Feb 19 01:09 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Okay. So you hadn't considered the timing belt. The reason I thought it might be the cause is because the ignition coil appeared to be ok, but you weren't getting spark at the plugs. The timing belt turns the idler gear (as noted by Manolo) which turns the rotor (in the distributor) which distributes the spark to the different plugs. If the belt is damaged (eg. a few teeth sheared off at the crankshaft) it won't move and turn the idler, even though the crankshaft and pistons are moving. To check if this is the problem, remove the distributor cover and note the rotor position. Crank the engine and see if the rotor has moved. If it hasn't then you'll be back asking for help re: timing belt replacement.






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