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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 05:35 AM
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Ok.. here how it went down:

Started car in morning and started my daily commute. Drove for 10 minutes. In rush hour, by car was sitting in traffic. It stalls and won't start up again. I can crank the motor, but it won't start.

There is power to the car. Oil is fine. The fuel system seems ok since I can smell the gas getting to the motor(but initially I thought it might have been the fuel pump). The spark plugs/wires were replace recently. Filled the gas yesterday and drove only 30 miles on the tank. Can it still be the lack of spark or can it be bad gas?

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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 05:54 AM
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check to see if it has spark, it sounds like the coil went bad
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 05:58 AM
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Can you start it when its cold? i.e, could it be the main relay?
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:13 AM
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Yes.. I drive it every morning. It my daily driver with over 228K miles. It always start in the cold with no problem. The motor is running strong. I drive it about 80 miles a day and never had a problem with the car.

If I can't figure it out, I going to need someone that know more about car than me to look at it. Where is the near import shop in Pasco near I-75/Rt56.
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 07:28 AM
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had this same problem not to long ago.car started and then shut off and wouldn't start again.its most likely your dizzy.I replaced my coil and it still wouldn't start.
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Derka
check to see if it has spark, it sounds like the coil went bad
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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Could also be your igniter. Its inside your distributor also...
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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Coil.

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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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replace distributor, I could almost gaurantee thats the problem, especially if u can hear the fuel pump priming
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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COIL +100000000 thats what happend to me..embarrassing...just get a volt meter and check it..or find a friend..swap out and see if it starts..
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