1988 Mazda 323 electronic.ignition

1988 MAZDA 323
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PATRICK.HATCH
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Electrical problem
1988 Mazda 323 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 140k miles

ign.failure,,when,i,check,for,spark,from,the,coil,to,the,
cap,i,get,only,one,spark,for,each,time,i,reset,the,key,and,crank,the,engine.over,,,have,bench-tested,the,coil,and,have,replaced,coil,wire,also,cap,and,rotor
Feb 12, 2010 at 4:05 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi patrick.hatch,

Thank you for the donation.

Did you check if the timing belt is intact? With distributor cap removed, crank and see if the rotor turns.
Feb 12, 2010 at 7:18 PM
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