Coil primary and secondary resistances are good.
Spark test (took out one spark plug and put it on a metal surface) gave no spark on cranking.
Transistor appears to be infinite resistance, is that bad? Haynes said if it's shorted it's bad. Well it's not shorted, that I could tell...
Where is the ignition resistor exactly? Couldn't find it from the drawing in the Haynes manual.
Anyone have this problem? Or insights?
Thanks,
Michael
Forget the Hayes Manual......
Most of the codes you listed pertain to a problem with the evaporative emissions system (fuel vapor recovery) ,chances are your computer is fine
Check all the fuses first, chances are the distributor took a dump.
I did your emery board trick... lots of white stuff flaked off, but still no go.
I got an ignition tester from AutoZone ($7). Crude thing, pretty much just an adjustable screw where you're supposed to look for a spark. (!) I thought there was a removable central high voltage wire outside but it's under the cap, where a spring is. Removed the distributor cap, removed the spring, placed the ignition tester in position, strung an alligator-clip wire to ground, cranked dad's truck. Dad said no spark. Darn. Well I guess that $7 saved me from buying a new cap and rotor...
Oh yeah I got some OBD2 codes now too: P0505, P1490, P0446, P1105. They all seem to be pointing to a computer failure of some sort. I sure hope it doesn't come to that. I'll try and test for a signal to the distributor using Striker's links. Otherwise this might be a job for a pro...
Thanks y'all,
Michael
Thanks, Striker!
--Winston
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