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After testing the coil for proper resistance and finding they had the proper values, I swapped them from one side to the other. The coil with no spark still had no spark. A new coil was installed, problem solved.

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12y ago

Your coil can be defective, or not grounded. Your wires can be defective, causing the spark to go to ground or another wire. your distributor points may be burnt, or not timed to the engine.Also check your ground straps...

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19y ago

BeCause the COIL makes the SPARK..IF U don't have the CORRECT voltage going 2 the positive side of the coil there will not B any spark.

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12y ago

try checking crankshaft sensor mine was bad on my 97 Saturn cost $12.00

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10y ago

you might want to check your coil wire.

Also depending on the vehicle, the crank sensor may have failed.

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12y ago

When i had that same problem a few weeks ago it turned out to be the Antitheft system went bad...this was on a Honda accord.

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9y ago

The year, make, model and engine info sure would help.

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11y ago

bad pick up or bad ignition module

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