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Question: there is spark inside the distributor but no spark on cables

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vid1, 1.5L 4 Cylinder, Hawaiian Gardens, CA, September 27, 2010, 20:58
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car dont start at all

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, September 27, 2010, 21:34
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    Check to see the distributor rotates when the engine is cranked. I have seen the coil fail, but you say you have spark, if you have no secondary spark to the plugs the rotor may have failed, check the brush inside the distributor cap as well in case the brush or distributor cap has failed.

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