Crank the engine and check the rotor is turning in case the distribitor
drive might have sheared.
Jim Knox
91 Dak, 318LA
>From: Zachary Burcham <roadking_dakota@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: Messed up tune-up
>Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:12:42 -0400
>
>
>
>OK, I'll try to cover my bases so far. Was changing the cap and rotor on my
>92 Dakota. I didn't get the cap on right the first time, with only the
>driver's side screwed down and the passengers side down, but crooked.
>Started the truck and it ran, but barely, thinking I might have the coil
>wire loose I pressed down on it and the cap I could feel the rotor hitting
>in there and the truck died. It broke the rotor. Went and got a new rotor,
>the cap had a bit of a gouge in it but all the contacts looked fine. Put
>together with new rotor and the truck cranks but won't start. I've swapped
>the pick-up as well (little plastic plate under cap) and gotten a whole new
>cap and rotor set and changed the wires (already had been on order) with
>the same result, cranks, no real attempt to fire. Any ideas here? I'm super
>stumped and so are most other people.
>
>Zach
>
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