angelque

I am having the worst luck with this car, it is not getting spark. Tested the coil it is not the ignition control module, but when it died after the battery dried up(dont ask) it started acting like it was shorting out, and when I replaced the battery now no spark, and I am not cash rich enough to afford a mechanic, but the manual tells me how to build, not repair.

qldit

Good Afternoon angelque, when a battery runs dry it is indicative of several things, firstly as the acid concentration in the battery goes up with the water being dissipated, the charge voltage in some cases also increases dramatically which worsens the situation, this is common when the alternator voltage regulator has a problem and you have an older battery. In theory it shouldn't happen but in fact it does.

Under some odd situations the voltage can go as high as 20 volts or so and this really does affect devices that are only designed to operate on voltages in the order of 15 volts.

At a rough guess I would suspect your computer voltage regulator (inside computer) has suffered and this would normally process all the control info and is probably affecting your ignition system.

I am assuming that vehicle is EFI.

This is a guess, others will have different ideas.

Cheers, qldit.

jaggerwild

Hey Angelque!
Start with the basics, check all fuses in the car also i think theres a fuse panel under the hood check and replace as needed (**Only replace a fuse with the same value as replacing a fuse with an over sized fuse could have devastating effects**).
See if the car will jump start, this would indicate a bad alternator (also dead battery would too).
Hope we helped you, if so let us know.

angelque

Already did all of that and the battery is brand new, so it would start even if the alternator was bad, thanks, I am looking for a deeper solution. Thank you

jaggerwild

OK, Lets get deeper!!!!!
If it wont start there's two things it could be
1. No spark witch you stated, then you state its not the ICM?? Start with the spark plugs, pull one to check it for spark, no spark then try the coil, no spark then its in the ignition.
If it's not getting spark from the coil, is the coil getting a signal to it?
2. No fuel, do you have fuel pressure? I'll assume you don't have a pressure tester, try this pour two pop caps full of fuel into the Carburetor (throttle body) if it starts you have your answer.

hope we helped you , if so let us know.

angelque

okay we testd the coil, and there is no spark going through the wire to the spark plugs, so it is somewhere before the plugs, and we are going to really get into it today. Thanks again for all your help, I will let you know what it is when i find out, for sure you are wondering too by now.

jaggerwild

If it has a coil package then I think, I'm not sure but it has three different coils on it then.
If it just has the regular coil then you probably have your problem.
The coil packs go bad one at a time but essentially cost more than a regular coil would. So if it's a coil package then you need to find witch "package" it is thats not giving the spark, or why it's not giving the spark.
hope we helped you, If so let us know.

angelque

I only know of the coil attache to the ignition control module. And they were both tested and are good but I believe there is a short somewhere because I had to remove the retractor fuse, because the light keeps opening and closing with the key off.

jaggerwild

OK,
So coil not sparking then check to make sure it's getting a signal from the "PCM" or on your car it's called "BCM" or what ever it's called, its the computer that controls the spark from the coil.
Basically either it's a bad unit (PCM), or you have an electrical break in the wires some where in the car.
Hope we have helped you, if so let us know.