my 91 caprice wont start up

[kenwood guy]

im having trouble with my car I checked everything and the car was getting spark my father said it was the distributor what did I do for this to happen?????

[MagicRat]

Okay, Shamu won't start.
You missed something. If you had checked everything, you would have found the problem.
So, what did you check?

[kenwood guy]

yea I checked everything and the car is getting spark power but the distributor seems to be not doing its part

[jimmy[the]gent]

if your getting spark the distributor is doing its job unless you only get spark straight from the coil

have you looked at the cap is it cracked or loose?

[kenwood guy]

my dad said there maybe carbon bulid up or could the distributor be bad it just went out like a light bulb

[psychorallyfreak]

ok...WHERE are you getting spark?
If you're getting spark at the spark plugs (check them all if you're doubting the distributor), then it's not the distributor.
If it just went out "like a lightbulb" as you say... How did it go out?
Did it stall? Did you go out one morning and it didn't start?
Details, please...

[kenwood guy]

I went home from school the car was fine when I wanted to take my mom to work it rolled but its not starting never stalled just wound not start uo

[Rufe]

You need three things for the engine to run,
air
fuel
spark (terminating at the sparkplugs!)

One of these is missing.


Please, some more info, what type of engine, what year is it.

Also, re-check some of the basics, like fuses (esp. fuel pump), cutout switches, like in an auto trans, it will not start unless the lever is engaging the little switch in the park position. No moisture condensation in the distributor cap.

[kenwood guy]

I think its the cap