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1994 rx6 150 hp

ralphharvey

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my motor was running , then suddenly lost power and stalled. got it to restart, but wouldn't produce power. at full throttle it would shake at about 1200 rpm's. ahter checking found it was only running on 2 cylinders. no spark to other 4. it fires on number 2 and 4 cyliners and that it.... PLEASE!!!! give me some ideas thanks
 
I'll admit to knowing nothing specific about this engine, but here are some generic and fairly universal troubleshooting ideas..

Firstly, I take it that this is a 4- or 6-cyl engine? Does it have 2 or 3 separate spark coils, with #2 and #4 sharing one coil?

If yes to both, then it seems your issue is isolated to the non-firing coils (only one coil in the group is firing). Trace the wiring from the coils back to the ignition unit / magneto, and see if anything is awry. Likewise, start making electrical measurements of the primary & secondary resistances of all coils so you can compare them.

If you have an oscilloscope (one of the Fluke scope-meter type would be perfect) watch & compare the primary waveforms on all of the coils as the motor runs. Each should look roughly identical, a regular series of repeating pulses that increases in frequency in direct response to increases in engine speed, and vice-versa for decreases in speed.

Without a scope, you could also try an analog VOM for this - it might just be able to give you an averaged / integrated reading that rises & falls with changes in speed. Again, each coil should behave identically.

Meantime, maybe someone who actually knows this motor will show up.. ;-)
 
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