Pure Stock-1995 Olds Achieva

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by Ronnie Hamlin

I'm not familiar withthe design of this engine but since it has coils packs, can you swap the ones that are firing with the ones that are not to see if the problem is failed coil packs?
It seems unlikely that two would fail at the same time. I'm not real big on throwing parts at a problem to try and fix it. A DVOM and a lab scope will show you a lot when working on electrical issues.

Ronnie,

Thanks for the advice. I need to get a stethoscope. Yes, this has taught me, you can't have enough test equipment. I'll need to upgrade my ability to diagnose electrical functions, if we keep this car.

Throwing parts at one of these "newer" cars can get expensive real fast. I don't think there's anything on this car that cost less than $35, LOL! At the current rate, I'm going, I will have almost half what my boy gave for the car. We really haven't done anything to it.

I went ahead and purchased both packs and a new housing. If I just change one, my luck the other pack will go down in a short time.