Do I need my ENTIRE ignition replaced or coil?

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189k240
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Ok,

the ignitions been spotty, it actually jammed the flywheel and now i have a new started since it got ground up.

How do i know if i need a new ignition OR just the coil? Even with the new starter, turning the key seems like it's going to grind up again.

Help!!!

Chriss


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davidricardo86
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189k240 wrote:Ok,

the ignitions been spotty, it actually jammed the flywheel and now i have a new started since it got ground up.

How do i know if i need a new ignition OR just the coil? Even with the new starter, turning the key seems like it's going to grind up again.

Help!!!

Chriss
Is this for the fwd or rwd CA? The starter teeth jammed up on the flywheel ring gear? Why do you think you need a new "coil?" Is it bogging or stumbling at a certain rpm?

189k240
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i think i may actually now need an ignition switch. eck. it's always been hard to start for most people except for me....

when i turn the key,i just hold it until the car turns over. apprently, this isn't what usually happens in most cars...i wouldn't know, ive only driven this baby for 11 years.

so, is it the switch? the coil? god, i hope it's not the entire ignition system.


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Dude, what exactly is the problem? You keep talking about coils and ignition, but then you say you replaced the starter and that it doesn't turn over.

The two things you're talking about aren't related.


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