About Pete Lacey Expertise Have been a Dodge mechanic for 32 years. I know all dodge trannys, motors, front ends, including rear-wheel drive cars from 1960 to 1999. Also know how to repair electrical systems.
Experience Auto mechanic for 32 years. Have my own shop.
Question Pete, I asked you this a week ago (Plymouth forum):
" Hi Pete. My son's car (at college 500 miles away) quit suddenly ('after turning on cruise') and would not restart. It would crank but not fire. I paid a short visit to troubleshoot. I found: Dodge Shadow '91 3.0 liter; no spark to the coil during crank (with test light across the incoming wires - worked on my Acclaim). I traded computers with my 92 Acclaim (same engine). The Shadow computer worked in the Acclaim, but the Shadow would not start with the Acclaim computer. We've not gotten computer codes yet (we just found the ignition on-off process and haven't had time to test that.) I've found mention of trouble with an auto shutdown relay and signals from the distributor. I don't know how to test for those components, or if they are even an issue. Have you any suggestions? thanks, Wyatt, Nebraska"
You replied: "Check the dis module, that's what goes on the 3.0."
I found a used distributor and checked it out on another car (91 Acclaim 3.0). It worked fine, so I sent it to my son. He tried to crank the old rotor around to line up on cylinder 1, but it didn't move! He replaced the old distributor with the new one, and it doesn't rotate either, although the engine is cranking. That doesn't sound good, but what is wrong now? thanks, Wyatt
Answer hello Wyatt
why did u not comtact me sonner i am here to allways help any time . Now i do belive we have found the problem on your sons car if the rotor does not turn then tell him to check the timeing belt it sounds like to me it is bad . that is a for sure sing of a bad timeing belt . rember the crank will still turn over but with a bad belt does tunn cam pete ps let me know how you make put pete
