No spark past distributor?

(2010-05-30 13:01:56)

1. tacotanker271 Says: I thought it was the coil but I still can't get my engine to fire after replacing the coil. I used a volt meter and followed the electricity all the way to the distributor. There is spark giong into the cap, but none coming out of the spark plug wires. I'm at a loss, what could this be? I cleaned all the connections in the distributor and still nothing. Its a 81 jeep CJ7

2. joemong Says: try replacing cap and rotor.good luck.

3. Robert M Says: On many engines, the rotor has a built in resistor. If it breaks down, the spark will not distribute correctly. Try replacing the rotor and cap using Borg-Warner SELECT parts. THese are simply made better than the stock pieces. It is also possible that the hall efect unit inside the distributor is bad. GOOD LUCK!!

4. Will T Says: replace cap, possible hair-line crack in the original cap/ have you cleaned the rotary arm on your cars tyre replace the resister, also double check the small cable running from distribuor, also check that the mounting is correctly adjusted,

5. olddog0558 Says: Ignition module. It's the thing in the distibutor that replaces points and condenser.