kauffman21 Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 this just started the other day, 4 days ago and i havent driven since.... my car will not start, it will crank when i turn the key, there is alot of juice, i just cant get it to "turn over" my friend said that my car has a coil/core (cant understand him on phone) pack and it may not be getting spark through there, also theres a ?crank sensor? that might be bad.....has this happened to anyone?????? please help. 1990 chevy lumina 3.1L v6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I'd assume the crank sensor. First determine whether or not you have fuel. Crank, pull plug and smell. Then check spark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slade901 Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 You mean that the starter engages and spins the engine but it just won't stay running. The engine just spins and spins when you start it right? First, check for the fuses inside the car. Check for the fuses on the hood. It is usually located on the passenger side. Once confirmed that the fuses are good, follow the spark plug wires down and you should see where the coil packs are located. There should be 3 coils packs. The coil packs sits on the ignition control module. Power is supplied to it on the right side and on the left side there are two connectors. One connector is supplied by the CKPS (Crankshaft Position Sensor) and the other connector connects to the ECM (Electronic Control Module or the Computer). http://members.fortunecity.com/slade901/automobile/Ignition_Troubleshooting.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regalized Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 my money is on the crank shaft position sensor, did the car run and then die for no aparent reason before this happened ?Regalized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tloftus Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Slade -- I don't mean to bring this thread back I just wanted to say that the specs and help you provide on your site about Ignition troubleshooting is beyond anything I've ever seen before and helped more than you could imagine! Thanks again! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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