Project Ruby in the Rough
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Racer
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From: Carencro LA
Project Ruby in the Rough
I just bought a 93 Ruby Red, and had it towed home. Bought the car for $2000, it's a six speed car with 155,000 miles on it. The previous owner was ChopperClay, he gave up on it. It has no spark, so I'm going to start from the 1st step, and test every component.
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From: indy indiana
in the old days, I would check the wires and connection @ the starter..the small wire hooked with the battery cable.. that's where the hot was. Don't know about the new computer cars. (coil wise) but am learning quickly.
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From: indy indiana
thanks for the update. Keep us posted on your journey with this ruby..some of us like to follow the the project.
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Racer
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From: Carencro LA
The previous owner replaced the Opti, coil, and ICM. The no voltage to the coil, makes me think PCM, Auzone has a Cardone reman for $160
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From: Alexandria VA
Is there an aftermarket tach installed? If so, make sure the wire isn't grounding out on anything. . . although that should pop the fuse.
Check the coil with a multimeter.
Pull all the connectors off. Put the + on the wire that goes to the opti and put negative on the four different connectors on the coil. Should be ~8500 ohms.
Any auto store can check the ICM.
Oh, another thing to check is the ignition relay. You can try to jump it, may be the relay is sticking?
Check the coil with a multimeter.
Pull all the connectors off. Put the + on the wire that goes to the opti and put negative on the four different connectors on the coil. Should be ~8500 ohms.
Any auto store can check the ICM.
Oh, another thing to check is the ignition relay. You can try to jump it, may be the relay is sticking?
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Racer
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From: Carencro LA
Wouldn't the clutch safety switch prevent it from cranking? I don't have a problem cranking the engine, just a no spark problem.
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Replaced the ICM, still no start, replaced the coil with a MSD, and replaced the Opti harness, now it starts, idles a little high, but ran it till it was 200 degrees shut down, and restarted several times. I did notice the ASR light, and security light flashed a few times.
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From: Mckinney Tx
I never had an issue with my ruby & I'm not thinking it is this but, my 87 had a start/no start issue and it was the resistor on the key itself was worn. I'm guessing that it wouldn't even crank if that was the case but you did say the security light was coming on. Like I said it's probably not it, just wanted to throw that out there. Good luck and keep us posted! I love those rubys.