Right then... My car isn't starting, its getting fuel and theres little to no spark... sooo... I'm looking at one of three things... Cap, Rotor and Coil...

Since I'm going MSD parts... What the hell is a Window Cap ? Is that the caps with the Coil on the top of it? or is it something different? The cap I have and the cap I am getting has the Coil on top... so this answer is needed for the decision of the Rotor... either a normal MSD Rotor, or aa MSD Racing Rotor.

I have the cap I need, just going to swap the coil and get a new rotor until I can afford a new Coil and the MSD High Energy Module ... if the cap and rotor doesn't fix my camaro not starting, I'll get the Coil next and leave the module alone for now (assuming that also isn't fried).


My car cranks fine even though I know the starter is going out, its not the problem, it just doesn't fire up... one week it was fine, the next, nothin, won't start, and I replaced the plugs and wires (which ended up being in decent condition anyways, but I wanted something better)...

Anyone have any other suggestions or have an answer for the cap thing? Here's hopin

 

the window cap would be for points i think. i'd just buy standard parts and stay away from "race only" stuff for the street.

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ICON Motorsports

1st & 3rd

 

Dont forget the possibility of the pickup coil. Its under the rotor button on the distributor. l fought w/ mine not firing for two weeks, just to find it was the pickup coil.

Clayton

 

Not so much the pickup coil but the actual ignition module could be bad.

No spark can only be a few things. Make sure the power wire is on the cap. The large pink wire. Unless the rotor button inside the cap is melted, changing the cap and rotor won't fix a no spark problem.

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87 IROC-Z Pro ET Bracket Race Car
383 stroker (carbed) with double hump cast iron heads and pump gas
461 Big Block installed and ready for the 2001 racing season

Best results before the 383 blew up
Best ET on a time slip: 11.857 altitude corrected to 11.163
Best MPH on a time slip: 117.87 altitude corrected to 126.10
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP based on power to weight ratio: 476.5
Best 60 foot: 1.662

Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association

87 IROC bracket car, 91 454SS daily driver, 95 Homebuilt Harley

 

I had a very similar problem. My car just died all of a sudden and my coil started smoking. I replaced the coil and still nothing. About a whole day of diagnosing, I changed the control module (very easy to change) and everything was back to normal.

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Pat Hirsz
www.iit.edu/~hirspat/MyPage2.htm

88 305TBI
Mods:Hooker Aerochamber 3" exhaust, gutted kitty, March pullies, no smog, 180 thermo,
14x4 K&N, 3.42 gears,
Eibach springs with KYB's all around,
Harwood cowl hood, Z-28 wing, fresh paint(black)
120,000 miles, 5spd, T-tops
Run a best of 16.7 @85mph before gears

92 RS, 305TBI, auto, 3.08 gears, 180 thermo, glasspack (no muffler)

 

Sounds like the module to me too. I had one go out on me 3 weeks after I put it in. I pulled into a parking spot went in the store for 20 min. came out and dead module.