1994 Eagle Summit Weak spark

DARRYLTHENEWF

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1994 EAGLE SUMMIT
4 CYL
AWD
AUTOMATIC
208,000 MILES

My wagon won't start. It has fuel and of course air and spark but I think the spark is weak. What would cause this? Do I need new plugs? Is there a module that needs replacing?

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 AT 9:21 AM

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BLACKOP555

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If you have weak spark you should suspect bad spark plugs, bad plug wires, and also a bad ignition coil.

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Saturday, April 26th, 2008 AT 12:15 PM

DARRYLTHENEWF

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Thanks blacktop555. I was thinking spark plugs also. Where is the ignition coil on the 1994 2.4 litre Eagle Summits?

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Saturday, April 26th, 2008 AT 3:46 PM

BLACKOP555

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Is it distributed or a distrubtor less modle or coil on plug?

Distributed will have a distributor.

Distributorless will have coil packs which you will have more then one.

Or coil on plug, which has one coil per cylinder but has no plug wires.

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Saturday, April 26th, 2008 AT 4:38 PM

DARRYLTHENEWF

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She has a distributor. So I guess the coil is underneath the distributor cap.

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Saturday, April 26th, 2008 AT 4:40 PM

BLACKOP555

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Nope! There is a coil under there, but not the one that provides the spark!

The ignition coil will be found if you find the spark plug wire that goes from the top of the distributor in the center, to what it hooks to is the coil!

Since its distributed you may have weak spark from a bad distributor cap and rotor.

When changing the cap do one wire at a time to not mix up firing order.