1991 Pontiac Sunbird will turn over but will not start

Tiny
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  • 1991 PONTIAC SUNBIRD
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 177,000 MILES
I was driving down the road the other day and my car made a tiny popping noise similar to the lil paper fireworks you throw on the ground then I saw a tiny puff of white smoke. The car stuttered a lil bit then went dead. I've been having problems with the ignition module going out I pulled the module and got it tested and all things were good to go with the module. Could it be something else in the distributor or do I need to look else where, the car does turn over but will not fire
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 AT 2:10 PM

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Tiny
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Hello,

Have you check to see if you have spark to the plugs? If so what color is the spark... it should be a bright Bluish/White. If it is Orange then it could be either the wires or the coil.

Check out the link below for more details.

https://www.2carpros.com/first_things/car_cranks_but_wont_start.htm

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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 AT 2:27 PM

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