Square One LIVES !!!!! THANK GOODNESS !!!!!!!

OK, If you read in my thread, he went down with no warning. I stopped at the end of my driveway to get the mail, as soon as I walked around the back, he sputtered and died. Things I have done to this point are as follows...

Replaced dizzy/distributor twice
2 caps (noticed the rotor pin spring was bad in one)
3 ignitors
found bare wires to dizzy/distributor plug, repaired that.

I sprayed ether into the intake to see it was a fuel delivery problem...not that

Still have compression, so I didn't pop a timing belt...

I get power from the coil to the dizzy/distributor, but no to the plugs...

I don't have an extra coil to see if it is not shooting enough voltage, in the process of getting another one...

I don't have another ECU to plug in to check if it popped it...

I followed the harness around a little, and see no fusable links anywhere...
I checked fuses and all look OK. Relays are impossible to tell, and I have no extras to change them out...

I do have an extra engine harness, but would hate to cut it up, but if that has to be an option, I will....

Did I miss anything??? I'm kinda bamboozled... Any other ideas???

 

Re: Square One DOWN.... Square One DOWN !!!!!

:eek5 I've never had one go down, so I don't know the symptom of one doing so.... :banghead

 

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I wish it would struggle to idle :hehe . Just keeps turning over with no signs of wanting to start at all....
I'm perplexed... :cuss .... Discombobulated even.... :eek5
Still maintaining intestinal fortitude... :hsdance

 

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OK... I got out the digital multimeter, and did an ohms check on the AFM. Granted, I'm not an expert at electronics, but I tried every setting on the meter, and trip;e checked all the checks they say to do, and nothing came out to spec.... I've never had one go down while I was running. The Red Lady had a bad one from sitting forever before I replaced the engine, so it never started and threw a code instantly... I think ??? this may be it ???? :fingersx

 

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I did run the alternate ground also.... No luck there.... :banghead :banghead

 

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GODDAMN IT.... Cross your fingers, MAN !!!!!!! :fingersx :lachtot

 

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Another distributor installed....NOTHIN.... :cuss :banghead :cuss

OK, I'm now sure it's not that... :colbert

Coil en route... :thumbsup:

AFM and ECU located.... hnoes

After that... I may end up with yard art...... :aargh

 

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Yard art defined.....

:toetap05 :hehe

 

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Well....

I chopped up my extra harness for a different distributor plug/lead, installed it, and still NOTHING :cuss :aargh

Now, I'm getting a little sauced....

Ignition starts power to the system, car turns over, CHECK...
Keeps turning over until I smell raw gas...getting fuel....CHECK...
I hear compression, and visual of timing belt in place....CHECK...
Fire from all components to the distributor.....CHECK...
NO fire from distributor to plugs.... :aargh :banghead :cuss :cuss :toetap05 :cuss :banghead ...FAIL !!!!!!

Coil not enough fire ??? Maybe, have one in transit....
Ignitor failure ??? 4 different with same result.... Doubtful
Distributor ??? 4 different with same result.... Doubtful
Cap-Rotor ??? 3 different with same result.... Doubtful
Wires ??? 2 different with same result.... Doubtful
Fuses??? All checked and operational.... Doubtful

Relays ??? Can't check them (Is there a way?) ... Possible
ECU ??? Don't have and extra, never heard of one failing... Tending to lead to this as the problem. Anyone....anyone ever had, or heard of this problem with a successful repair ????

I'm at my wit's end with this one....