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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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Car: 86 Corvette, 89 IROC, 1999 TA
Engine: 350, 350, LS1
Transmission: 700r4, 700r4, T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.07, 373, 4.10
No spark...

have no spark on an 83 lg4, tried a spare icm and a spare coil and no luck.. any ideas?
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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Car: 91 Formula WS6 (Black, T-Tops)
Engine: 383 MiniRam (529 HP, 519 TQ - DD2K)
Transmission: Built '97 T56, Pro 5.0, CF-DF
Axle/Gears: 4.11 posi Ford 9"
Ignition control module screwed to the bottom of the distributor under the cap.
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 01:11 PM
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I think that's what he meant by "ICM."

Test the pickup coil yet?
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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Car: 91 Formula WS6 (Black, T-Tops)
Engine: 383 MiniRam (529 HP, 519 TQ - DD2K)
Transmission: Built '97 T56, Pro 5.0, CF-DF
Axle/Gears: 4.11 posi Ford 9"
I'm sure you're right, read it too fast - SORRY!
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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Car: 86 Corvette, 89 IROC, 1999 TA
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Transmission: 700r4, 700r4, T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.07, 373, 4.10
not sure how to.. guess i'll search
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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Car: 1988 iroc-z
Engine: 5.0 tpi
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take the cap off crank the engine over and watch to see it the rotor is spining....... might need 2 ppl
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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yup it spins.. still gotta test the pickup coil.. first i gotta figure out how the hell to do it lol
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:23 PM
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if you have one of those haynes manuals it'll tell you how you use a voltmeter and then i think if you get zeros than its good and if you get some sort voltage then its bad they aren't expensive kinda a pain to change though like 20 bucks
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