1988 escort gt no spark

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Thomas Moats
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Ok this thing has me confused, i bought it from a guy cause he couldn't figure it out, this is what he did, replaces the plugs, wires, cap , rotor, distributor, mass airflow sensor, computer. i went through a checked the wiring, redid a couple wires i felt were suspicious, and i took the ignition module to autozone and it failed thier machined test, so i replaced it, and i still have no spark....it's the only thing wrong with the car! anyone have any ideas?

Al

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_Al_

cam turns, ignition pickup? what do you mean? coil has power, had it tested and tested good. don't know how to test power from coil to ignition module, what wires do i test? same question for ignition pickup. i don't have any wiring diagrams.

Al

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_Al_

is there any way to test the pickup coil? i tried connecting my multimeter to each of the 3 prongs, tried all possible configurations while spinning the distributor, got nothing.

Al

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_Al_

Shooting blind is not a good thing. You need a schematic, Haynes is not all that bad, and inexpensive available at your parts store. How was the coil tested for power? How many volts?

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Thomas Moats

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Thomas Moats

i used a spark tested to check for spark (go figure), the coil was tested for power at the connection goig into it, has 12 volts. coil itself was tested with ohm meter and tests in spec. had the ignition module tested and it came out bad, replaced it, no spark. last thought would be the pickup coil, they replaced the distributor but...who knows if they bought it new or not....

Al

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_Al_

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