8v-of-fury
Well-Known Member
Driving to work today, the ignition completely went away. The engine died and i coasted to the side of the road.
There was only spark leaving the coil when you'd be on your way off the key. Nearing the off position the engine would kick over almost every time. But only whatever cylinder was near on the rotor.
The ballast is seeing battery voltage, on both sides with the connector off the ECM. And 7v with the ecm connected. Giving the coil 12v on the + didnt make it start. Changing the coil with a new one on the road didnt make it start. All things still left the kickback when coming off the key.
Ballast ohms out right
Dizzy pickup ohms out right
Ecm is getting power on RUN, and should be on crank when i gave the coil + 12v from battery post.
I also gave the distributor a verified ground just in case. The ecm also has a good ground and been given a secondary one. Tried it with a booster pack on it too to verify crank speed and system voltage.
Oddly enough it stalled 3 tmes this morning while cruising, and the first two times i did nothing but regained spark out of the blue..
I am leaving it for a few hours on the road, but need things to check/try for when i go back in 2 hours.
Thanks so much guys.. appreciate it.
There was only spark leaving the coil when you'd be on your way off the key. Nearing the off position the engine would kick over almost every time. But only whatever cylinder was near on the rotor.
The ballast is seeing battery voltage, on both sides with the connector off the ECM. And 7v with the ecm connected. Giving the coil 12v on the + didnt make it start. Changing the coil with a new one on the road didnt make it start. All things still left the kickback when coming off the key.
Ballast ohms out right
Dizzy pickup ohms out right
Ecm is getting power on RUN, and should be on crank when i gave the coil + 12v from battery post.
I also gave the distributor a verified ground just in case. The ecm also has a good ground and been given a secondary one. Tried it with a booster pack on it too to verify crank speed and system voltage.
Oddly enough it stalled 3 tmes this morning while cruising, and the first two times i did nothing but regained spark out of the blue..
I am leaving it for a few hours on the road, but need things to check/try for when i go back in 2 hours.
Thanks so much guys.. appreciate it.