(06-08-2013, 01:28 AM)fixkick Wrote: Welcome, Hoffy and thanks.!
1.6L EFI?
(06-08-2013, 12:02 AM)hoffy30 Wrote: Wow !! What a great site. Have an 89 that I am having trouble getting started.
Have checked and rechecked all timing marks, valve adjustment and have fuel at the throttle body.
Cranks fine but will not fire.
Saw the info re the tachometer not working when cranking which is what I have.
Is this a definitive diagnosis for a bad igniter ? Want to make sure as the cost of either a rebuilt distributor or ignition module is pricey for this year. Thanks in advance for any help.
the 89 1.6L Track/kicks have a NO spark generating ECU (it monitors spark but play no role in making spark, until 1991)
if the tacho line goes dead the ECU dues, halt fueling, but test fuel runs ,(sprayed in the intake)
if test fuel fails. then you lost spark, so test spark.
use a real good spark plug gapped to 0.028 inches, at each spark plug wire, if the spark is gone at wires, move the spark plug (test) to the coil HV lug.
to ground. if spark is missing from coil. its a bad dizzy or coil
as always wires to same bad..
if spark tests good , try test fuel.
the coil + must have 12v
the coil minus pulses, the dizzy ignitor does that. at that brown white wire.
the whole deal is here.
http://www.fixkick.com/IGN_timing/89-timing.html
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It is the original 1.6 from the 1989. All plug wires pulsing when cranking with timing light attached. Definitely fuel at the TB throat but plugs appear completely dry. I swappeed an entire running 1989 in to a clean 1993 body. All wiring, ECM etc. The 89 had a bad head gasket when I got it ,had the head redone and renistalled while out of the vehicle. I am at a loss but will keep checking things withyour dignostic pages. If the igniter were bad would I still have the timing light strobing on each plug wire while cranking ?