A20A3 Weak Spark?

[firefighterwhite89]

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Epic Failure. Still Bad Weak Spark. WTF?

[lostforawhile]

Epic Failure. Still Bad Weak Spark. WTF?

coil? wires? bad dizzy rotor? cap? ignition module? do the simple stuff first

[ecogabriel]

From re-reading the thread it seems that more than one thing was going on with the distributor. Besides the weak spark, there was the gap and the TDC sensor thing.

Reluctor gap seems fixed from what you have said; TDC sensor fixed too.
I wonder what you did about the igniter. And there is something I may add: I was hunting some problem with the ignition and try testing the coil using the values from the service manual.
It tested wrong (according to those specs), so I went to the store and got a brand new coil. Before installing it I decided to test it; it measured the same as the old one.
I checked Autozone's repair info; the testing values for the ignition coil listed there matched the ones that both coils were giving.

As for how to set the multimeter, if you have to measure 50,000 ohms I would use the 200K ohms scale (200K = 200,000; that's the one I have in mine). Just get in a range that would measure what you need to measure.
Of course, it would read about 50.xxx. You may want a digital multimeter if you want to get a more exact measurement.

You'll get to find your troubled part... just be patient and test. It seems that your mechanicals are good now.

[lostforawhile]

From re-reading the thread it seems that more than one thing was going on with the distributor. Besides the weak spark, there was the gap and the TDC sensor thing.

Reluctor gap seems fixed from what you have said; TDC sensor fixed too.
I wonder what you did about the igniter. And there is something I may add: I was hunting some problem with the ignition and try testing the coil using the values from the service manual.
It tested wrong (according to those specs), so I went to the store and got a brand new coil. Before installing it I decided to test it; it measured the same as the old one.
I checked Autozone's repair info; the testing values for the ignition coil listed there matched the ones that both coils were giving.

As for how to set the multimeter, if you have to measure 50,000 ohms I would use the 200K ohms scale (200K = 200,000; that's the one I have in mine). Just get in a range that would measure what you need to measure.
Of course, it would read about 50.xxx. You may want a digital multimeter if you want to get a more exact measurement.

You'll get to find your troubled part... just be patient and test. It seems that your mechanicals are good now.

it's not always possible to test for a bad coil, they can read within specs and still be bad, i have a set of plug wires if he needs them, are they the same on carb and FI?

[firefighterwhite89]

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