Last night my disco died. It started to misfire and then stalled. Upon looking for the cause found there was no spark coming out of the distributor. this morning i changed the cap and rotor hoping one was faulty. No luck. there is spark at the coil, spark at the end of the lead, to the distributor, but no spark at the end of the ignition wires. when i changed the cap there was play in the distributor arm maybe an eight of a turn or so?, Right now I'm stuck in NY and need to get home for tomorrow, times ticking, any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!
no start Stuck in NYC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sadly I was driving to Chicago when you made this post... sounds like the crank position sensor may have died.
Greg: I didn't think there was a crankshaft position sensor mines a 95. After I read the thread I went thru my factory service manual and electronic manual and yes supposedly I have one. Never looked for it but it does show one hope it doesn't go bad as it sounds difficult to get to from posts i've read. Won't know till I look for it unless someone knows for sure.
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Shouldn't a distributor arm be tight? 1/8 turn of lash sounds like a little much. My 97 is quite tight. 215,00 miles on it.
Yes, the less play the better, as it contols timing advance/******.
alzerom, is your '97 a northamerican model? as the '96 & later NAS models don't have distributors.
luck,greg
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It's from Chile. they sell the previous year model as new. Pretty common throughout Latin America. It's for sale as I just aquired an American 2004.
