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Car has no spark when trying to start what could be the problem?

Tiny
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  • 1992 MITSUBISHI MAGNA
  • 208,200 MILES
When trying to the car it has no spark, we have tried replacing the coil, distributor, ecu, the is fuel getting through the fuel pump. Any ideas would be great. Someone said it might be the engine fuse but can not find one anywhere.
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 AT 8:51 PM

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Tiny
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Check crank sensor.
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 AT 9:18 PM
Tiny
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Where do I find that?
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 AT 9:35 PM
Tiny
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It should be on the front of the engine near harmonic balancer.
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 AT 10:18 PM
Tiny
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I have been told that my magna doesn't have a crank sensor. So do you know what else it could be really need help to get car on the road again
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 12:26 PM
Tiny
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What liter engine is this?
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 12:38 PM
Tiny
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It has a 2.6 litre and its a 4cyl.
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 12:50 PM
Tiny
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2.6 ltr and its 4cyl
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 12:52 PM
Tiny
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The crank angle sensor is in the distributor-
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 2:00 PM
Tiny
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Ok well it has a brand new distributor in it. So I cant really see it being that. What else could it possibly be?
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 7:44 PM
Tiny
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Never know manufacturer defects
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 11:07 PM

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