I think I fried my ignition

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Gary Smiley, Jan 11, 2004.

  1. Gary Smiley

    Gary Smiley Guest

    I have an 88 Volvo 240 wagon with 225K mi. My battery went dead in the
    cold weather here in the Northeast. I jumped the battery and it was OK.
    I brought it to a tire/battery shop, but they said they didn't have the
    right battery. Here's where I made my mistake: I should have told them
    to order a battery, but instead, I decided to take my chances with
    another repair shop. They gave me a jump, but when I left the shop the
    car stalled at the first traffic light and the battery went dead again.
    I called my wife and she came down and jumped the car battery, but now
    the engine turns over but there is no spark. So we pushed it back to the
    tire/battery place and told them to order a battery. They replaced the
    battery today, but the engine still won't start- it turns over, but
    there is no ignition.
    Did I fry my ignition? Can it be repaired? Could anybody give me an
    intelligent guess as to what may be wrong, and what would be needed to
    fix it? (I plan to have it towed to a mechanic, but they're not open
    until Tuesday, so any help would be appreciated).
    Thanks in advance.
    - Gary
     
    Gary Smiley, Jan 11, 2004
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  2. Gary Smiley

    James Sweet Guest

    Could be a coincidence, you could check the hall sensor in the distributor,
    and the fuse on the inner fender, and the ignition module.
     
    James Sweet, Jan 11, 2004
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