# No Spark

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-spark/38338>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac\
**Created:** [October 19, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-spark/38338 "2009-10-19T21:41:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JOELJOEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@JOELJOEL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOELJOEL)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-spark/38338/1 "2009-10-19T21:41:37Z")

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I did a tune up on this old 84’ GM. I forgot the ground strap for the coil. It ran for a few days, then fried the coil. So replaced coil and now have no spark. What else did I fry?

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-spark/38338/2 "2009-10-19T21:46:00Z")

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Probably the electronic ignition module.

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**Author:** ![jeff\_lowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeff\_lowell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeff_lowell)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-spark/38338/3 "2009-10-19T23:08:24Z")

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on an 84,i’d check the “brain” in the distributor cap