Cranks will not start?

Hi,

The most common cause of a crank no start condition is either no fuel to the engine or loss of ignition spark.

Here is what I need you to do. First, see if the engine starts if you use starting fluid. If it does or tries to start and then stalls, we know it is a fuel-related issue. If there is no change using starting fluid, then we need to check for spark at the spark plugs.

Here is a link that explains how to check:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-for-ignition-spark

If you could, record it cranking and upload it for me to hear.

Do this and let me know the results.

Take care,

joe

So I used gasoline instead of starting fluid but it still wouldn't start so I checked for spark but not as was described in the video so I'm going to double check, but once I gotten done checking the way I did I opened up the distributor cap and there was a decent amount of corrosion and lines eaten out of two of the posts inside the distributor so I cleaned it up with a fine file and got the same result is it possible that that corrosion and the file took too much off of the distributor posts and they aren't close enough to cause spark? I appreciate you taking the time to assist me with this very much. I'm at a loss for ideas I can afford or am capable of.

Hi,

Try this: Let's see if there are diagnostic trouble codes present. You don't need a scanner on this vehicle. Follow the directions in this link and let me know what you find:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/nissan-obd1-diagnostic-trouble-codes-and-retrieval-procedure-1984-to-1994

Let me know.

Joe

Thank you so much, Joe. I will try this right away; I thought I had to have like a factory stereo or a code reader in order to even try to retrieve the codes.

Hi,

You are very welcome. Let me know what you find. I'm interested in knowing.

Take care,

Joe