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'86 T/A S/E 2.8 V6 New Engine, No Spark

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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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Car: '90 Camaro RS, '94 Miata, '95 F-250
Engine: 5.7 TBI V8, 1.8 PFI L4, 7.5 PFI V8
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'86 T/A S/E 2.8 V6 New Engine, No Spark

I just replaced my T/A 2.8 litre V6 with a new one from Scoggin Dickey, I think I've got all of the wires hooked up, and it's got no spark and it also keeps burning out my gauges fuse.
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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Car: '90 Camaro RS, '94 Miata, '95 F-250
Engine: 5.7 TBI V8, 1.8 PFI L4, 7.5 PFI V8
Transmission: 4L60-OD, 5spd Std, 5Spd Std
Axle/Gears: 2.73 Posi, 4.10 LSD, 3.55 Posi
Just put in a new pickup coil, iginition module, coil, plug wires, plugs, distributor cap, and rotor, only has fire when I twist distributor, has a blue spark at coil. I had engine running three days ago, but I had to redo the intake cause it was leaking water into the oil. It will fire if I twist the distributor, but if I try to spin the engine over, it won't fire. PLEASE HELP!
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Birdsong_'89_RS
Just put in a new pickup coil, iginition module, coil, plug wires, plugs, distributor cap, and rotor, only has fire when I twist distributor, has a blue spark at coil. I had engine running three days ago, but I had to redo the intake cause it was leaking water into the oil. It will fire if I twist the distributor, but if I try to spin the engine over, it won't fire. PLEASE HELP!
im not very farmiliar with v6's But if your spinning the distributor your changing the timing, Are you sure your not 180 degrees of from tdc?
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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From: Lubbock TX
Car: '90 Camaro RS, '94 Miata, '95 F-250
Engine: 5.7 TBI V8, 1.8 PFI L4, 7.5 PFI V8
Transmission: 4L60-OD, 5spd Std, 5Spd Std
Axle/Gears: 2.73 Posi, 4.10 LSD, 3.55 Posi
I Checked firing order, its close enough to start.

This is my first run-in with a MPFI car, and don't really know much about multi port, I'm pretty good with Throttle Body and I'm almost an expert with a 4 brl after 6 years of circle track pit work and 2 years racing my Street Stock.

I had my freind spin the engine over and I touched the tip off the coil with my fingers and did not get shocked. Then my freind held the tip of the coil while I twisted the distibutor. In Short, He got shocked, every time I moved it. sad and painful way to check for fire

This really p***es me off, cause i had it running till I redone the intake.

I fixed the gauge fuse problem, I'm not sure what I did, but it stopped poppin'

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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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From: Lubbock TX
Car: '90 Camaro RS, '94 Miata, '95 F-250
Engine: 5.7 TBI V8, 1.8 PFI L4, 7.5 PFI V8
Transmission: 4L60-OD, 5spd Std, 5Spd Std
Axle/Gears: 2.73 Posi, 4.10 LSD, 3.55 Posi
It's got fire now, the coil wasn't grounded enough were I had it I guess. I found out the hard way it had fire too...
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