TwinTurbo.NET: Nissan 300ZX forum - have you checked for spark?
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have you checked for spark?
Posted by
aliaZ
on February 10, 2014 at 3:59 PM
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Stumped on Dead Cylinder
posted by ThisIsSparTTa
on February 10, 2014 at 01:17 PM
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install a spark plug into the coil pack and ground the plug against the plenum. If it is sparking, the only thing left is compression
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Stumped on Dead Cylinder
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ThisIsSparTTa
13:17:53 02/10/14
Could always run compression, to see what that cyl has (n/m)
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300ZMang
14:21:09 02/10/14
Yea, I was thinking that might be next step
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ThisIsSparTTa
15:34:52 02/10/14
That's exactly what happened to my prior 1990 TT
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bartz32tt
16:38:15 02/10/14
oh yea, mine was low on cyl 2.. (n/m)
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bartz32tt
16:41:15 02/10/14
It would all depend on what actually happened
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300ZMang
08:09:20 02/11/14
2nd. Run a compression test. I had a bent valve in one of my
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YlwPrlZTT
08:27:53 02/11/14
have you checked for spark? -
aliaZ
15:59:34 02/10/14
Yup, accidentally left that out of my list (n/m)
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ThisIsSparTTa
16:23:50 02/10/14
Run a compression test on cylinder one. Also as for
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John (MD)
10:08:13 02/11/14
Relevant fuses checked (n/m)
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ThisIsSparTTa
16:25:01 02/11/14
I had the exact same thing happen to me
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Zvil (FL)
16:56:11 02/12/14
UPDATE! Reasonable compression...no spark
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ThisIsSparTTa
09:16:57 02/14/14
try a different ECU (n/m)
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aliaZ
16:04:45 02/14/14
faulty wiring and/or ecu (n/m)
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300ZMang
21:40:19 02/14/14
I would check the timing belt and see if the gears
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Zvil (FL)
16:58:30 02/18/14
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