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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 01:06 PM
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so I have issues with my xj... it wont start and has no spark, i replaced the ignition coil, crank position sensor, and distributer pickup coil, and still nothing, what else could it be?


and my front is sagging a bit how do i fix that?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 01:37 PM
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Is it turning over?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Year, engine, trans? Don't throw parts at it before doing some simple diagnosis. Check your grounds, check your battery connections, if it doesn't turn over try starting it in neutral if it's an AW4.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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Year, engine, trans? Don't throw parts at it before doing some simple diagnosis. Check your grounds, check your battery connections, if it doesn't turn over try starting it in neutral if it's an AW4.
95, ax-15 trans, was a 4.0 motor but is now a 4.6 stroker, battery connection is good, cranks but doesnt start, i dont know what it could be at this point
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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You say it's now a 4.6 stroker. Has it ran since you put it in?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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This might sound too obvious but make sure You don't have any plugs you missed and everything is plugged in to it's PROPER matching plug.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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Also had a problem like this, the pos terminal was the problem the second time, the first was its out of time
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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I bought it with the stroker and drove great up until a couple days ago
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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What year is it? Was the engine work done at a reputable shop, or at least done by someone who has/had experience?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mdnov
What year is it? Was the engine work done at a reputable shop, or at least done by someone who has/had experience?
Oops. Sorry about the year question. Who did the work?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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http://m.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3...=QAQFyom3f&s=1 this should be the link to the build thread
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:49 PM
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The motor was done somewhere but I think they did everything else
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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Any recent changes/repairs or odd behavior before the problem?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:54 PM
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Check fuses. Didnt see that on your check list.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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My buddy's got the thing to check if everything is getting power from the battery and it all is, noone I know can figure out why I'm not getting spark, the only things that I changed was the ignition switch, ignition coil, distributer pickup coil, battery, cps, that's it
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