Won't start no spark coil 1 year old new wires

THE CARS VIN 8TH DIGIT TELL WHAT ENGINE IS THERE, so which one is it.?
check all fuses first, as in all (cab and bay boxes)
and battery must be charged and good first. and kept charged for this service and testing.
no spark on just one cylinder or all ,(no engine told of 2)???????
the service manual covers all that.

so starter does crank the engine fast?and robustly? not slow as slug.
1.9 L, SOHC, SINGLE CAM
1.9l DOHC TWIN CAM ENGINE
2.0l
3.0L ? V6?
THEY ARE not THE SAME AT ALL , FOR EFI OR SPARK
BUT Both engines run a pair of twin coil packs
rule1:
the 2 HV lugs on each pack both must be wired to the correct spark plug !!!

or firing order is noW dead wrong and fails. called wasted spark.

rule2
2nd rules is it those old 24 year old wires sets (junk) if one fails open, that makes 2 spark plugs go dead and bingo it will never start as 2 cylinder engine ever. never ever run 24 year wire sets, of fail you will !!!
go NGK mag-wire sets in fact. best.
rule 3: wasted spark
to test spark never pull 2 HV wires on one coil pack . test HV wires 1 by 1 using clean new test spark plug.
yes 2 can be tested at the same time but lets skip how now, do thme 1 at a time
spark tests. do not skip any.



scan the PCM yet for DTC errors, be big shame to miss out ,omg the PCM sees CMP or CKP dead. cam or crank sensors errors or coil pack errors.

Id have new spark wires installed this old. 24 years.
and now rule #4 wasted spark
do not pull off all wires to it replacing the pack
do so 1 wire off old pack on back on to the same exact lug. on new pack
or , firing order is lost.


for the 1.9L (wild guessing me the engine)
if you get it all messes up the cure is here
4 and 1 fire same time
2 and 3 fire same time, paired.

no mileage told , 3.0L V6engine, gas.
cranks and starts.
so does start and idle as long as you want?
or idles fine and only throttle pushed stalls it.
stalls have 3 reasons in physics, on Otto cycle gas engine
1: bad engine
2: bad spark (never did a tune up ever, plugs wires or boots?
3: bad fuel, lean fuel or flooding (means gross rich fueling)
3a fuel filter packed omg not 29 years old .?
4: air no air to burn fuel the air filter is packed up.



when did this old car last run right, list week, month ,year ,decade./?,
found this car in a barn, dead? there is always story on any car 29 years old and one does not see them on the road now so..... tell it"?

if fuel is/was old that is bad fuel and clogs up many parts in the fuel system.
is this USA car? spec?
why not start with x6 spark plugs/.? fresh new and gapped right.
then cap/rotor and those useless 29 year old HV spark wires x6
kick those to the curb,and get MAG wires from BOSCH or NGK
that will cure spark if the 1 spark coil is good and the Distributor parts deeper are good the ICM.

NO YEAR told for a CHALLENGE? year 2000 to 2022,wow !
NO COUNTRY TOLD.
check the FUSES FIRST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
with 9 engines used, gas (petrol) , sure not diesel.
all are 4 cylinders and diff. sizes sure.
so he does not know his job , that it?
find one that does.? for sure.
we have no such car here in USA;
for a fact 22 years made the spark systems are NO THE SAME
not old how may coil (HV) packs there are
1 pack (distributor ) year 2000?
2 packs, called wasted spark and 2 or 4 HV spark wires
4in1 pack bricks. one giant pack with 2 coils inside wasted spark.
4 packs called COPS, coil over plugs (sparks)
there you go 22 years of evolution of spark (and more powerful)_
my guess it is 2pack car, (or 4 pack brick)
in both cases, 2 /4 , the young kids working or boomers will not know what wasted spark does. and wired it all up backward
1>4 3>2 (ecu firing order is 1,3,4,2 for ever fixed)
Wasted spark fires. TDC
example 1 fires real ,and 4 fires wasted. wasted means wasted fining on the exhaust stroke. ( and saves owning 2 extra coils)
the magic of just 2 coils wired in series.
but if 1 HV wire is open 2 sparks die, OOPS?
my 1975 honda CB750 had it so is not new ever, this tech
what matters most of all is moving the HV spark wires 1 by 1
never just throwing the wires there. guessing.
HV means the 20,000 volt high voltage wire set.
and last ( causes)_
Some are , even year 2000, had s fire wall igniter block that drives all coil packs and sure that can fail too.
later years the ignitor was moved to the COIL packs.(cops)
and last last, ECU bad to spark coil inputs.
new year told
no engine told
no country told
a hard row to hoe, or a tough nut to crack.

good luck finding real tech. how knows his craft and the evolution of it.(complex)

1,3,4,2, is firing order (is clue 1)
and using (no engine told gee) a quad or dual pack wasted spark coils, they fire 2 at once.
1 and 4 fire
then 3 in 2 files, at same time.
this tech is seen back to 1974 , save money for not having 2 more coils as seen all every new car now. called 4 COP coils;
the ecu cuts fuel if spark fails on all EFI made. (ASE class day2)
the causes are simple. in order of common.
1: the HV wire is bad, for sure carbon or the silicon jello junk wire core sets, pure OEM trash, I only use NGK MAG wires, or BOSCH MAG.
IF, 1 of the 2 spark plugs 1&4 are fouled so bad that act open, fails.
or 21 year old the spark gap is larger than hat rim, bad.
tech1 to tech 2, gee bob ,I can throw my hat thought that gap.
or coil pack bad. well try new plugs first the HV set wires.
or some dweeb swapped coil packs not doing 1 wire at a time
and mixed UP 1 from 3 wire, OOPS !.


the 2 paired spark plugs are wired in series
if one shorts the other works.
if one opens both go dead. Plugs or wires or driven coil)
just like old skool Christmas lites did for decades.

"Old plugs smelled". Likely no spark. Coil packs, distributor, points (if your car has points), etc. If you share your car make/model/year/engine, somebody might have one and know where to look. Without that info, I can only guess.

check all fuses first, every time, something fails EFI.
the scan tool will tell you why 90 % of time.
connect scan tool
key on
crank for 5 seconds, see scan tool show 300 RPM? about.
good, no RPM is bad sensor (Cmp or ckp)
release key , do not turn off yet
see DTCs stored, now, bingo, its telling you what is bad. OMG.
p0340/ 355? and the like? are bad CMP, bad CKP, or others get em
post em or look them up in the FSM. or at alldata.com
Theory:
the ECU creates spark
there are the 2 sensors that tell the ECU when to spark (inputs)
and the ECU DRIVER the ignition IGNOTOR, that runs the ignition coil.
1 coil or 6 coils. depends on year.
4.0L I6 Jeep engines.


did you check for spark directly at the 1 coil car or at all 6 coils for 6 cop coil cars?

cops are coil over park plug, i think your car is 1 coil, had a 99 jeep.
and this old six still had one, coil, so does this one coil make spark
to a test spark plug, Y/N
if yes, the dizzy cap is bad or wired wrong. to plugs.
I no spark here, do the DTC scans above.!!!!!
post back results.

I don't think 3 months makes stale gas, maybe year old gas, but not your short time. And if not mistaken, I think you have throttle body injection on an '89 chevy, although chevy always was a little behind the curve on new improvements to cars. hint, hint.
The computer has everything to do with it. it controls ignition timing, it controls spark, it controls the fuel pump and the injectors. Since it won't start with starter fluid or gas, next step is to look into the ignition system. Check for spark on a couple of spark plug wires. If you have a blue, snapping spark, you can assume your ignition system is working well enough to start the engine. Take a spare spark plug or pull one of your plugs from engine, attach the plug wire onto it, and lay the plug on a metal piece of the top of engine-the spark plug hex and threads is the natural ground for the plug, so if you lay the threads on a metal piece, or hold it tight against a steel bolt, you can observe the spark jumping the gap, and no danger of getting shocked. But if you hold it, just in case, wear a glove or wrap a heavy cloth or rag around the wire. Remember, a blue energetic spark has to be seen to verify good ignition. Oh yes, you need a helper to crank the engine over while you watch for spark. If no spark, and you have a distributor, check the coil wires output at the end that connects to center top of distributor.Pull it from distributor and hold the metal end terminal no more than 1/4 inch from a ground source, a bolt or the frame, or an engine bracket. Helper has to crank the engine over, and watch for good blue spark. If no spark there-ignition: coil, crank position sensor (or maybe a pickup coil inside your distributor-same function), ignition control module, computer, and all the associated wiring.
If coil has spark, but none at plug wire ends, inspect closely the distributor cap and rotor. not passing current or shorting out there.
So the basics are, to run, the engine needs gas, air, compression, and a timely spark.

Check all of the new wires especially the coil wire to see that none are loose. You may need to have the coil checked for spark.

Coil packs do not have firing orders, engines do. I suspect you were given the incorrect part.

check the spark plug and ignition coil
check also your battery corroded terminal
check also the carbulator