[buickmastermind]

Okay, the easiest way to tell if that was the problem, check to see of he took apart the underside of the dash, and put a new computer in. That would have been my initial guess as to the problem, as the cam sensor signal is ignored by the computer until after the motor has warmed up. Until that point, the crank sensor is used to run the motor. The might run after it has warmed up on a bad cam sensor, but when you shut the motor off, until it cools back down, it will not start again. As for the interuptor magnet, it will not fall off the motor you have. It is bolted on.

If you are not getting any spark at the ignition module, remove the connector, connect a test light to a good ground, and put the other end into the different slots of the connector. Have someone crank the motor, or you can do it yourselve. Repeat this process for all twelve of the wires. This will point to the problem. Do you have the type one ignition coil (one entire unit) or the type two coil assambly (three separate coils)? Did the sevice engine soon light come one before the car stopped running? When you crank it, does it come on? Have you checked the codes on it? To check the codes, you have to look under the center of the dash, where there is a 1inch by 2 inch hole in the black part, directly under the ashtray. In the hole, you should be able to see a connector. This is the ALCL connector, and you have to put a paper clip into terminal 'a' and put the other end into terminal 'b'. Reletive to the prong on the bottom side of the connector, they are the last two on the left of the bottom row of slots. The service engine soon light will flash on for a second, and turn off. Using a series of flashes, it will read out the trouble codes that have been stored. It should start off by flashing once, a short pause, and flashing twice, followed by a long pause. That signifies code 12. It will flash each code three times. After it flashes code 12 three times, it will either flash a different code, or continue to flash code twelve. Let us know what you find out. Also, tell me the color of the cars computer, located under the bottom of the dashboard, just below the passenger side glove box. It has two connectors on it. I ask this because a new computer is not the same color as the original. Oh, and check to see if the gasket by the timing chain cover has been changed. That will tell if he even went under the hood. The interupter magnet is $10, and the gasket $5. The computer is $100, so he ripped you off, assuming he replaced anything. Next time, just ask to see the broken parts. If he can't show them, he didn't fix them.