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I dont get it. Help!!!!!!!

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1995 brian

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Dec 16, 2011
Leadville, Colorado
Ok so i found out that my car is not producing spark in cylinders two and three. Wtf!!! It just cranks slow now, and wont start at all with a fully charged battery. Just two days ago it started but would die like a second after. Now i have no spark in those two cylinders. Anyone know what can be going on. I really need help on this one guys. I changed the fuel pump before i had this issue and went to start it and it started right away. Turned it off , and ten minutes later tried starting it again and it did but died a second later, checked the back seat and it was soked so i tightened everything down and still same issue. Now a couple days ago it wont even crank normal. Found out no spark in cylinders 2&3. Any suggestions?
 
check to see if your coil pack is sparking, easy way is unhook the spark plug wires, put a sparkplug in it and have someone try to turn the car on, u should get sparks if not then the coils arnt any good or the connection to the coils(wire) is bad.
 
The back seat covered in gas, would be something not connected, so that may be causing your NO START.
If you haven't checked from wires and start going back is the easiest way to begin, your NO SPARK.
 
I hooked eberything on the fuel pump back up and tight thats not the issue any more. About the coil. How can i test it with a multimeeter. Is it on ohms? And what about koeo or koer?
 
spark plugs? LOL. I can't believe nobody has mentioned that yet. If not test coil pack. If it's not that I suggest jumping on the starter solenoid. I know it wouldn't cause the cylinder problem but it could be sending mixed signals to the computer.
 
It could be caused by a bad transistor, had the same thing happen to me a few years back.
 
This is easy to find out if the coil or transistor is bad.
Just swap the wires at the back of the coils, the wire from coil 1and 4, swap it with the wire that goes to the coil 2 and 3, If you still not get spark in the same coil and get spark in the other one, then your coil is bad, If you do get spark in the coil and you don't get spark in the other coil, then your transistor is not good, or a mist connection.
Hope this helps.
 
Do you get a CEL? If so what is the code? Also Check your Cam sensor as well. These have been known to drop spark in 2&3.
 
Yea, the 95 they put the cas in a very "unfiendly" place LOL. Should have just kept it on the pass intake cam like the 97 and ups
 
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