not getting spark

Originally posted by Nor. cali-lowlows@Aug 12 2005, 02:01 AM~3599468
my 81 regal isnt getting any spark so it wont turn over. how would i fix this problem? what could it be? :uh:

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you don't need spark to turn over, you need it to fire

which one do you not have? spark or turning over?

my bad then its just not turning over.

my head lights work. my radio works. yea you can here the solenoid clicking. no they dont dim when you try to turn it over

Originally posted by Nor. cali-lowlows@Aug 12 2005, 02:39 PM~3605028
my head lights work. my radio works. yea you can here the solenoid clicking. no they dont dim when you try to turn it over

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If the solenoid clicks then you need to take the starter out and have it tested, it may be bad. If it clicked and your lights cut off at the same time then i'd say bad electrical connection. (pos batt terminal wire or ground).

thank you homie appreciated

juss tryed to turn it over i dont hear a click but my lights do dim. so what does that mean?

Originally posted by Nor. cali-lowlows@Aug 13 2005, 06:59 PM~3612163
juss tryed to turn it over i dont hear a click but my lights do dim. so what does that mean?

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check your battery connections and if they are ok then try to jump start the car. if that dont work then get the starter checked out.

i put new spark plugs and a starter in the regal it turns over and sounds stronger but its not starting so i need to know wat else i need to do to it to get it rollin

Do you have a digital volt meter? make sure you have around 12.5 volts with the car sitting. Maybe it sounds dumb, but if your used to fuel injected cars, you may have flooded it. Pull one of those new spark plugs out and see if it smells like gas.

As for your starter problem, im pretty sure it was the "hold" winding within the starter solenoid was bad, thats why it would clikc over but not start. Did you just get this car? If you pull a spark plug out(still connected to plug wire) and have someone crank the key, is there spark from the plug to metal(hold plug next to metal on the engine). did you replace the distributor cap, rotor, etc before this problem?

naw ive had it for a year but it didnt run wen i got it. i have a new starter and ive tryed the spark plug against the metal but there is no spark. i just replaced the rotor (the other one was broken) but that didnt make a difference at all. what could the problem be.

Did you check the ignition coil? Sounds like either the coil or the timing is completely off. you say the other dist rotor was broken, like in pieces? Is the new one completely on?

the rotor caps metal part that makes the sparks broke so i put a new one on. i dont kno how to set the timing cuz thats wat my pops thought it was also. how do you check the ignition coil to see if its any good?

can any one help? :dunno:

You should get a haynes manual homie. If it is timing though, you should be able to rotate the distributor enough to get it started and then set timing. Did a belt ever break on it? It could be a bunch of different things that are causing it. Plugs could be gapped wrong too, possibly no fuel getting to the carb, maybe the wires at the coil are broken or not making contact or corroded?? Thats about all i can think of off the top of my head.

Does anyone know where I could find the ignition coil? :dunno:. i would rotate it by taking of the distributor and the rotor cap and doing what?

What your trying to do can't be done without being with the car. It could be anything but check the basics first. Timing, coil, make sure the wires are hooked up right.

but where is the coil at cuz im goin bacc and forth between the computer and my car. so someone can give me instruction on where to find it in my car.

Originally posted by Nor. cali-lowlows@Oct 1 2005, 11:33 AM~3923326
but where is the coil at cuz im goin bacc and forth between the computer and my car. so someone can give me instruction on where to find it in my car.

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ON a regal the coil should be under the distributor cap or bolted to the top of it. It's part of the cap itself I think.