1996 Volkswagen Golf Crank But Won't start

1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
105,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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NELECZO
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1996 Volkswagen Golf gl 2.0 cranks but no spark
Put new ignition coil, disturbutor, cap, wire, spark plug..... have power to coil and disturbutor.
Any idea? i already donated
Jan 31, 2008 at 10:29 AM
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2CARPRO JACK
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One of the posts on the coil should flash when the engine is cranked with a test light hooked to it.This tells if it sees the crank turning
Feb 1, 2008 at 3:30 AM
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[quote:3c26b676ef="2CarPro Jack"]One of the posts on the coil should flash when the engine is cranked with a test light hooked to it.This tells if it sees the crank turning[/quote:3c26b676ef]

The post on the coil does not flash. Could it be the ECU?
Feb 1, 2008 at 5:15 AM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Maybe. does it have compression? More likely the crank angle sensor or the cam angle sensor
Feb 1, 2008 at 6:55 AM
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