mmcd logger confusion

[kahlilj]

Well folks, I finally got my car up & running. Huge thanks to Shawn (formerly of DSM concepts)!!

It turns out it was the CAS, BUT not just that. Seems the metal tabs on the power transistor (PT were corroded just enough to prevent spark from occuring. This was realized a couple of hours of taking almost everything apart AFTER replacing the CAS.

After replacing the CAS, the engine was passing fuel, but there was still no spark to the plugs. We checked the plug wires, then tested the coilpack & finally the PT. ALL checked out ok. Shawn then checked my ECU for a burned capacitor (not very common, but known to happen on some 1G cars) - nada! ECU looked perfect.

Shawn had noticed a slightly corrosive buildup on the PT connector when we were testing it earlier however. He cleaned it off with carb cleaner & also wirebrushed it. After allowing it to dry off, we snapped it back together & voila! car started right up like it had never missed a beat.

So it appeared it was the 2 things working together to miff us for a few hours & 2 Saturdays in a row, but now it's solved & I'm a lil wiser about how my car works.

Thanks to all you folks for your suggestions as well. what you were suggesting was right in-line with what we were doing.

Kahlil - now cleared for takeoff