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Old 04-08-2002, 08:33 PM
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The starter is working, but the engine won't fire. This happened before while on a long road trip. I stopped to get gas and it wouldn't start. I figured I had vapor lock so I let it cool and it started. Well, I got in it today and it did the same thing, only it hadn't been driven in a day or so. Any ideas? It's the V6.
 
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Old 04-10-2002, 06:52 PM
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Found out that there is no spark. Any ideas from here? I'm on my way to get some new plugs. Any ideas on where I should go if this doesn't solve the problem?
 
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The usual suspect is almost always the ignition coil or the distributor. Take it apart and see if it's fried. I'll try to think of some more ideas for you. -Kevin
 
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Pulled the distributor cap and found a lot of oxidation throughout. Cleaned them off with some sand paper and she started right up. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good value distributor cap.
 
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Old 04-11-2002, 08:08 AM
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It sounds like a TFI problem, the module on the distributor. It's a very common problem, causes no start hot / dies while driving, it is due to heat.
 
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