i have a 1981 rx7 that has the following problem:

the car has gas getting to the carb but, i am only getting spark from one of the coils . the coil that is providing the spark is the trailing coil.the leading coil is not producing a spark.i checked the leading coil by replacing it with a extra working coil and the result was the same.no spark. what can i check next.. i know that the problem is before the coil, the problem is what other device is in line with the wiring that goes to the leading coil.i have tools, i just need to be guided in the right direction.any help is well apreciated .. thanks..

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if its not getting fire to the coil then maybe the igniter on the distributor, there are two on the distributor's exterior, j109's i think and if they go bad then nothing gets any further then the distributor.

 

Try swapping the ignitors and see if you get spark from the leading.


edit- dang, beat

 

i just called autozone and they gave me a price of 149.99 for the ignitors..tell me that they are full of ****.

i was thinking that the ignitors might be bad but i have never replaced them on my car in the last 7 years that i've owned the car.

 

where can i get ignitors besides the dealer???

 

where can i get ignitors besides the dealer???

 

here. look in parts fs/wanted and total part outs.Make suyre you are gettng J-109's because the sa's are different.

 

Did you swap the ignitors to find that the tach did not work? If so the ignitor is the problem.

I had the same problem and honestly didn't realize it for about 6 months.... (this was before I decided to be a mechanic lol) Your best bet is to get a used one, because the new ones are priced stupidily high... Or if you have a junk yard nearby, you never know it may have a couple spares...

 

ask around, here is an option:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...1&page=3&pp=15

 

if you got a salvage yard near by you can always swipe one from them. just a thought.

 

i am getting the same problem problem i have the 2g mod but thats not the prob cuz i have run the car before, it all off a sudden doesnt want to start after a week of sitting. i havea pair of ignitors , i do tho spray starting fluid and it wants to kick over but just wont go. tach works n all just wont start

 

me. me. only me. I will give charge you 50% off dealer price.

 

jump or push start it. Seem low bat to me.