ok so i reciently replaced the optispark system on my car and now i cant get it to start and i appear to be getting no spark, could this be becuase i didn't put new seals in it and that im missing the seal that goes around the opti????Hopefully this is a commonj problem that is an easy fix so if anyone knows anything i would appreciate it...

 

Are you talking about the o-rings on the shaft, or the seal on the electrical connector?

 

Are you saying it has not started at all since you installed the new Opti? If so, does it attempt to start.... backfire, cough, etc.? Did you check all the harness connectors to insure they are clean, not corroded and don't have a bent pin? Did you check the ends of the coil wire to insure it isn't corroded? Are you sure you reconnected every item you disconnected..... MAF, IC Module, coolant temp sensor, etc?

 

I have connected and reconnected every plug and wire in the entire system 3 times, everything...... And the seals that didn't come with the kit and werent replaced were the o rings on the shaft.....It sounds like it wants to start but it just isn't getting spark to the cylinders, WTF!!!

 

A missing seal wouldn't cause it not to start. Did you mate the opti to the camshaft properly? Here's a link from Shoebox's site showing where the drive pin needs to go:

http://shbox.com/1/opti_back.jpg

 

That's why I'm glad I own a 1993 no "Clover".

 

I got all the gaskets in and lined up the dowel pin but i still cant get it to start easily, and it is running very poorley