Macrona
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Brief backstory on the vehicle that got it into this position -
It's sat for about 1.5 years since the last time it was ran. The engine ran fine at the time, but it had problems that kept it from passing state inspection and so it sat for that amount of time until the owner decided to revive it. After replacing the battery (and battery cable terminals) due to corrosion, changing out the fuel and fuel filter (not fun), she cranks but won't catch. We performed the starting fluid test into the intake, no change, so we don't have spark.
Now we're a bit lost as to how to proceed, we know that the issue is likely with one of the electrical components in the ignition system, but we're unsure as to how to diagnose where the issue actually lies. We don't want to put the money and effort into replacing everything one by one until it finally starts, and the tutorials we're seeing online aren't specific to this vehicle and aren't very specific.
The vehicle ran fine engine wise before it was parked, so we're not sure what might have failed since then. The fuel delivery system seems fine, pump works, new filter, it's getting to the engine no problem it seems, just no spark...
It's a 1997 2.3L with 143k miles on it. Not sure if anything in the ignition system has ever been changed or not, but I kind of doubt it. Still, right now the main goal is to try and get the truck running (with as little money invested as possible) before we tackle the other electrical problems it was having previously (turn signal flasher, steering column shift solenoid) and it's been giving us more hassle than expected.
It's sat for about 1.5 years since the last time it was ran. The engine ran fine at the time, but it had problems that kept it from passing state inspection and so it sat for that amount of time until the owner decided to revive it. After replacing the battery (and battery cable terminals) due to corrosion, changing out the fuel and fuel filter (not fun), she cranks but won't catch. We performed the starting fluid test into the intake, no change, so we don't have spark.
Now we're a bit lost as to how to proceed, we know that the issue is likely with one of the electrical components in the ignition system, but we're unsure as to how to diagnose where the issue actually lies. We don't want to put the money and effort into replacing everything one by one until it finally starts, and the tutorials we're seeing online aren't specific to this vehicle and aren't very specific.
The vehicle ran fine engine wise before it was parked, so we're not sure what might have failed since then. The fuel delivery system seems fine, pump works, new filter, it's getting to the engine no problem it seems, just no spark...
It's a 1997 2.3L with 143k miles on it. Not sure if anything in the ignition system has ever been changed or not, but I kind of doubt it. Still, right now the main goal is to try and get the truck running (with as little money invested as possible) before we tackle the other electrical problems it was having previously (turn signal flasher, steering column shift solenoid) and it's been giving us more hassle than expected.