raiders8498

i have 88 gta and it wont start, its a ignition problem because i toke a spark plug out and it was wet with fuel, so i changed the ignition module and nothing now im thinking its the coil what do you think

SpitotRs305

well i believe you have 2 coils the pickup coil and the ignition coil...
when was the last time you did a tune up?
i mean plugs cap rotor that sorta stuff...
now by it wont start do you mean at all or for a couple of seconds or wont turn over?

what engine what mods what did you break in the past few days

raiders8498

i put a new cat and my rotor and cap i changed about a year &half. it turns over almost sounds like its going to start but does not start

scribbles

change the plugs and wires, just pick up cheepies, should be able to get them for under 30$, then start testing and changing more expensive stuff. So many times i have found on old cars it is deteratied contacts on the plug wires.

raiders8498

i have msd wires but ill probly get cap rotor and pugs

SpitotRs305

just cause they say msd on them doesnt mean they are any good

scribbles

do you have a ohm meter? measure the resistance in the wires, fried my first set on my headers.

raiders8498

that is true my wires sometimes hit the air tubes to the headers.

raiders8498

i changed the ignition module and nothing, then i checked if spark was comming out of the coil and no spark so i got a coil today and they gave me the wrong one so ill have to go back tomorrow

raiders8498

i was testing the power going into the coil and the constant power has 12v and the signal wires dont read nothing so what could it be my ditributer, magneto, or the ECM. need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scribbles

sorry i am out of ideas, bout now i just start replaceing ****.

raiders8498

that is what i was going to do but dont want to buy part i dont need bucause i was just getting starting to build a new engine