No spark no start

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Asked by Kevin Jun 12, 2019 at 01:46 PM about the 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have no spark and no
start! I HAVE CHANGED  
PLUGS ,DISTRIBETER
COIL,STILL NO SPARK
Does a 1981 trans M
have a crankshaft
sensor?

1 Answer

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I will assume this car has a mechanical distributor. Have you replaced the distributor cap and rotor? How about the points and plug wires? If not, I would start there before going to other sensors in this old of a vehicle. They didn't come into play until 1980+ vehicles.

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