not firing

Asked by jstarks343 Jun 23, 2016 at 10:11 AM about the 1996 Chrysler Town & Country Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Van worked all day Sunday but on Monday
morning it wouldn't start I pull the plug wire and
put a screw driver in it and hold it close to the
engine while cranking it will spark one time at the
beginning  the nothing after that

4 Answers

34,755

Remove distributor cap and see if rotor turns when u start it, to see if it's mechanical or electrical issue

It has the the ignition coil on it I am guessing my real question would be if the timing jumping would it still fire

This electronic ignitions make it hard to determine if it has jumped without taking it apart

34,755

If it jumped, u would still get spark, just not at the right time. Soark would be normal just not when piston is at TDC

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