car has no spark when trying to start what could be the problem??

1992 MITSUBISHI MAGNA
208,200 MILES
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TASSIETRACEY
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When trying to the car it has no spark, we have tried replacing the coil, distributor,ecu, the is fuel getting through the fuel pump. any ideas would be great. someone said it might be the engine fuse but can not find one anywhere...
Dec 6, 2011 at 8:51 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Check crank sensor.
Dec 6, 2011 at 9:18 PM
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TASSIETRACEY
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Where do i find that???
Dec 6, 2011 at 9:35 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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It should be on the front of the engine near harmonic balancer.
Dec 6, 2011 at 10:18 PM
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TASSIETRACEY
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I have been told that my magna doesn't have a crank sensor... so do you know what else it could be really need help to get car on the road again
Dec 7, 2011 at 12:26 PM
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What liter engine is this?
Dec 7, 2011 at 12:38 PM
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TASSIETRACEY
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it has a 2.6 litre and its a 4cyl...
Dec 7, 2011 at 12:50 PM
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TASSIETRACEY
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2.6 ltr and its 4cyl
Dec 7, 2011 at 12:52 PM
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RASMATAZ
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The crank angle sensor is in the distributor-
Dec 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM
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TASSIETRACEY
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ok well it has a brand new distributor in it...so i cant really see it being that...what else could it possibly be???
Dec 7, 2011 at 7:44 PM
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Never know manufacturer defects
Dec 7, 2011 at 11:07 PM
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