Chris Iglehart

When I get my digital camera back from being repaired I will send you some pics. I do believe the crank sensor is the problem. According to the factory manuals, the ignition system lives off of that thing, but it's taking a $300 gamble if I buy a new one. I do have a bare wire around the coil area, and according to my manual it goes right in to the distributor, BUT, my dist. doesn't have any wires OR places for wires on it. I was thinking this was the problem, or part of it, but my father told me it ran like that before. :stupid:

I still don't see that box anywhere, on the car or in my manual. It's a turbo, does that make a difference?

My distributor doesn't have a black box anywhere near it, should it?

I have an 81 280ZX turbo that has been sitting for 3 years since it quit running. The car ran great until it suddenly would not start one day. The engine turns over but I have no spark. I believe that the problem is electrical, possibly the crank position sensor, but I don't want to spend $300 and that not be the problem. I have the factory service manual for the car, but it tells me I need a ECCS analyzer to chase these problems, but my local Nissan dealer doesn't even have this machine. It has been sitting long enough and something needs to be done.