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HELP! Stranded with a no start.

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Old 08-03-2012, 04:09 AM
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Car: 91 B4C/91 RS 305
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HELP! Stranded with a no start.

So I stopped for gas and my 91 B4C decided not to start. I'm writing this from my phone at the gas station. I'm pretty sure fuel is good at 47 Pei cranking and no throttle adjustments are helping. I attempted to jump it with no change in results. My brother held the coil wire close to the terminal to see if it would spark and the car started but dies as soon as we connect it. So it seems to me like there's insufficient resistance somewhere. Does it sound like a bad coil to anybody else?
Old 08-03-2012, 08:28 AM
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Re: HELP! Stranded with a no start.

Originally Posted by darkhorse91
Does it sound like a bad coil to anybody else?
Or the ignition control module (ICM ) in the dist
http://easyautodiagnostics.com/gm_ic...n_module_1.php
Old 08-03-2012, 02:42 PM
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Re: HELP! Stranded with a no start.

Most likely the coil. If I saw this at the shop, I would throw a tester coil on it before I looked at anything else.
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