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Subject:Re: Bad coil? Car dead at walmart
From:mdrillock
Date:Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:08:35 -0700

If this is the engine that was assembled recently, make sure the
distributor has not popped up out of it's hole slightly. This happens
more than you might think. It might seem down all the way until you look
very closely.

Then make sure the connector on the side of the dizzy is tight.

Mark

Jim Felder wrote:
> The 2.1 stranded my wife at walmart this afternoon. I checked for fuel
> pressure... no problem. I had an inductive spark tester in the car,
> and it showed no fire at all. The car was running perfectly on the way
> there.
>
> Is this likely the coil? How do I test it? How do I get to it to test it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
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