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1999 Saturn SL1 1999 Saturn SL1 will turn over but not fire

Tiny
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1999 Saturn SL1 4 cyl

I have a 1999 saturn sl1. It would turn over and not fire a week ago. I cleaned the terminal for the spark plug wires and it started. The it happened 3 days later. I cleaned them again, even replacing the spark plugs and wires, and one ignition coil, and it will still not start. Any suggestions.
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010 AT 10:57 AM

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Tiny
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Take off two wires off ur coil that are right next to each other have someone crank the engine over while u watch for spark let me know if u see a spark jump from post to post.
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010 AT 1:17 PM
Tiny
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I tried that on the new ignition coil that I purchase this morning. I found that I was not getting sparking through the wires. It did not spark between them.
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010 AT 3:47 PM
Tiny
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Ok do u have a multimeter we can test ur crank sensor with?Let me know that's the most likely culprit for ur no start let me know.
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010 AT 3:53 PM

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