wont start please help already searched...

[--Mastermind--]

hey i have some problems starting my car i just swapped in a fresh KA and the car cranks BUT doesnt turn on....my buddy tossed a screwdriver into one of the sparkplugwires and tryed cranking it we didint see anything arc....we traced back to the distributor...and did the screwdriver test thing....and nothing...so we head over to the coil...we dunno how to test the main plug that comes from the wiring harness to the coil....how do we test to see if the harness is good....? and we were wondering if bad grounds could acually do this? if so what are the main ground points to the s13 coupe 92? because i been dying toget this car back up and running....

thanksall!

[Irukandji]

sounds like the timing is off. check all your fuel lines and make sure your fuel pump is working .

[Indolent]

check if everything's set right while at TDC, dist rotor, cam lobes, etc.

[aznpoopy]

pull the spark plug
plug it in the plug wire
disconnect the fuel injector harnesses or pull the fuel pump fuse
touch the spark plug to something metal and crank the engine

spark = good
no spark = bad

never heard of the screw driver test before.