What is wrong with a 1989 Dodge 318 pickup if it will turn over but not spark?

Answer 1

first remove coil wire from dist cap and ground to engine next remove cap you will see a rotor. have somebody turn key as if thay wear going to start watch rotor if it does not turn either gear on the bottom of dist broke or timing chain.if it turns then you have secondary ingintion problem.if you get this far ask another question! I believe your model has a ballast resistor on the firewall; a white 4 prong unit. If it does, replace it, and if that solves the problem and your spark plug wires are old, they could cause it to blow again. Also check the fusible link coming direct off the battery. Good luck