Re: won't start, no spark, please help

From: Jon Steiger (jon@dakota-truck.net)
Date: Wed Jul 05 2000 - 21:44:23 EDT


At 07:21 PM 7/5/00 -0600, you wrote:
>i got a 92 318, i was driving down a hill and then put my foot on the
>pedal, and didnt do a thing. it had lost spark. i thought it maybe the
>coil, so i got a new one today and it didnt help. i tried to start it
>before i put the new one in and it stared, and then 20 secs later died and
>wouldnt start anymore. the computer doesnt say that anything is wrong and
>every thing other than spark will work. im thinking it may be a bad wire
>or something. any thoughts will help, thanks
>Brandon

    I had a similar problem that turned out to be a loose connection in
the plug that goes into the bottom of the coil. Something to check anyway...

   Good luck!

                                               -Jon-

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