1979 Chevrolet Camaro no fire

25,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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6FT7INTALL
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i have replaced the coil plug wire distributor modual cap and rotor still no fire help?
Sep 29, 2014 at 12:47 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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Are you saying that you tested for spark and there is none?

What kind of ignition system do you have? HEI?
Sep 29, 2014 at 1:15 AM
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6FT7INTALL
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there is alitte spark but not real good is it possable thar the new coil is bad and yes it is heu
Sep 29, 2014 at 1:31 AM
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6FT7INTALL
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it is hei
Sep 29, 2014 at 1:32 AM
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6FT7INTALL
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i have power to the coil both with just the key on and when cranking
Sep 29, 2014 at 1:33 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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If you have a spark but it's not strong enough, that pretty much eliminates the module and power supplies. It can be a weak coil or high resistance somewhere along it's path to the spark plug.
Sep 29, 2014 at 6:47 AM
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6FT7INTALL
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fixed thank you very much for your input
Sep 29, 2014 at 8:04 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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Could you post what the fix was to help others that read this?
Sep 29, 2014 at 8:49 AM
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6FT7INTALL
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it was a broken wire for the pick up coil
Sep 29, 2014 at 8:23 PM
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WRENCHTECH
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So, that would mean that you couldn't have had any spark at all. That component provides the reference signal for the ignition.
Sep 29, 2014 at 8:27 PM
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