Having problem getting her up and runing

[GILDIA]

Hi to all again, remember my ignition problem? Well i charge the battery and change the spark plugs wires, put the ignitor in and now I get a spark from the coil to the distribuitor, i check each one of the spark plug wires and i also get a blue spark on them, but still the car wont start, it cranks but i does not start, in the wiring process I did not connect the two ballast resistor wires to each other, wires BW (Black white) and the GW (Green white), that is where the BR should be. But i still get the spark. so i am guessing that the problem is not the distribuitor nor the wiring.

The car has been sitting for 4 months now, Can you please help give me a hand ?

Thank you all

[Hoojkue]

when my 280zx was doing that it ended up being to fuel pump.

[GILDIA]

Thank you Hooj,

Is there any possibility for the timing?

[dimitri_zee]

Best thing to do is make sure you are getting fuel and put a timing light on while the engine is cranking and make sure its at 10 deg. Do you get any poping backfires etc?

[EScanlon]

Carlos;

If you do not connect the wires that normally connect to the BR to each other, the coil will NOT receive power when the Ignition Switch is in the RUN setting. That is, you may get a spark to START but as soon as you let go of the key and it returns to RUN it will stop.

So, to recap, connect the B/W and G/W wires that normally connect to the Ballast Resistor to each other.

Now as far as timing. If you have indeed checked that the #1 piston is at the top dead center on the compression cycle, then the rotor should be pointing at the plug wire going to the #1 cylinder.

Checking #1's position is easy once you know this trick that Gary (Beandip) explained to me:

Remove the spark plug, (and also the distributor cap so you can keep your eye on it) put your finger over the hole to seal any air going in or out. Crank the engine over by hand using a ratchet on the main crank bolt. When you begin to feel pressure building up under your finger, the compression stroke has begun. When it reaches it's strongest point you may not be able to keep your finger in place, but that's ok. Now take a look at the rotor on the distribuor and note it's position as that is the #1 spark plug. The rest are based on the firing sequence: 1-5-3-6-2-4 and the distributor moves counter clockwise.

(Was it Bambikiller that came up with "Too Young, Too Old, Just Right! as a mnemonic to remember the sequence: 15-36-24?)

Check this FIRST, as it's a "basic" item. You may already know all this and if so maybe it will help the next person to read your thread.

HTH

Enrique

[GILDIA]

Thanks Enrique, Actually I didn´t know that, I found your advices very interesting and i really apreciate your Help, i will try the procedure you just describe i will keep you inform of the results.

Thanks