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2001 Oldsmobile with a gm 4.3 no spark
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4 years 7 months ago #32836
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No spark from coil. Everything I've checked is good. Timing signal to ignitor, control from ignitor to coil, power at coil, no voltage drop in circuit, current ramp is a square rather than a ramp which tells me the coil is shorted but it isn't. A new coil did not fix the vehicle. Any ideas?
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4 years 7 months ago #32837
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Replied by Chad on topic 2001 Oldsmobile with a gm 4.3 no spark
Can you post a screenshot of the coil current and voltage waveforms?
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4 years 7 months ago #32838
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Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I don't. I used my vantage pro instead of my Pico since the car is beached out in the back lot. Consequently I do not have any screenshots.
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4 years 7 months ago #32839
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What I can tell you is that the ground side of the coil fluctuated from battery voltage ( cranking voltage ) to zero as the ignitor was commanding the coil. And, the coil current was as about a square wave as I've ever seen on an ignition coil current ramp.
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4 years 7 months ago #32840
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I also confirmed no unwanted voltage drop on any circuits for the coil or the ignitor.
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4 years 7 months ago #32841
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Replied by Chad on topic 2001 Oldsmobile with a gm 4.3 no spark
NEW means Never Ever Worked. If you have a good coil, good power supply, and a good ground, then you should see a ramp. If you have a clean turn-off, you should have spark. Voltage and current waveforms would be helpful.
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