Mowgli81
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I'll try to be as complete and concise as possible. BJ8 sat for about a year (prior to this was able to start just fine). Went to restart not even turning over. Found out a bad cell in battery was to blame. New Battery - cranks just fine now. But when cranking the engine doesn't even try to start. So here is what I have done in the way of trouble shooting. Fuel pump working fine. Tried putting a induction timing light on spark plug line to see if I was getting spark. (timing light did not fire) So at this point I think it is my ignition coil. So I put a small tester light on coil and it is flashing (while cranking) so I know the points are working (my understanding) I then ohmed it out to see if there was an open. Everything seemed fine. Then I pulled each spark plug 1 by 1 suspended it above engine, and cranked the engine to see if there was actually a spark - there was albeit very small but I'm not sure if that matters. All but one fired (it wasn't the spark plug as I tested the spark plug and it fired on another dist. line.)
The Coil seemed to get very hot sitting there and with minimal cranking (not sure if normal).
Summary - Fuel pump working, plugs firing bar 1, using a firing spark plug line it wasn't enough to fire timing light, Coil seemed to test and ohm fine but hot. not even a hint of firing up.
My guess right now is that the coil is sparking but not enough to run the car but...
Here are some ?'s I have
1) Can a bad battery cell cause any damage pertaining to my situation.
2) What is the proper spark plug gap for a BJ8 MKIII Inline-6?
3) Can the coil be bad and still generate a spark?
4) Does anyone have any other tests I should try on coil or dist.?
5) Could this be something the dist is causing? bad lines? or capacitor? (thinking no until I rule out the ignition coil)
6) What is the best Manual (comparable to Chilton's) for this car.
If you need clarification or Ohm readings please let me know.
Thank you to the supporters and experts here as I would be lost with out you all. GG
The Coil seemed to get very hot sitting there and with minimal cranking (not sure if normal).
Summary - Fuel pump working, plugs firing bar 1, using a firing spark plug line it wasn't enough to fire timing light, Coil seemed to test and ohm fine but hot. not even a hint of firing up.
My guess right now is that the coil is sparking but not enough to run the car but...
Here are some ?'s I have
1) Can a bad battery cell cause any damage pertaining to my situation.
2) What is the proper spark plug gap for a BJ8 MKIII Inline-6?
3) Can the coil be bad and still generate a spark?
4) Does anyone have any other tests I should try on coil or dist.?
5) Could this be something the dist is causing? bad lines? or capacitor? (thinking no until I rule out the ignition coil)
6) What is the best Manual (comparable to Chilton's) for this car.
If you need clarification or Ohm readings please let me know.
Thank you to the supporters and experts here as I would be lost with out you all. GG