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I believe my rusty old squareback has a sense of humor. Following everyone's advice, I went through everything I could have bumped. I reburnished connections, cleaned terminals, tightened contacts. Found one or two I had missed- this type of excersise is never tortally in vain-if nothing else you can ask me "Hey R.J.- what condition is your fuel pump relay terminal 30?" and I can answer with great detail. Well, I finished my checking and nothing happened. Checked my timing- I got it to backfire once. Lost hearing in my left ear. Pump is working fine, turning on and off when it should. Checked my computer for the first time, meaning to clean that big connector i see in the Muir book. I don't have one- is this normal??? Just a bundle of wires going in... So in desparation I take the never-seen-this-engine-before approach- the one you use when that cute girls car wont start and you ewant to seem like the man. Compression, yes. Fuel, yes . spark??? Somewhere between the day I drove it out front and the next two days. My ignition coil died. Can you belive it?? It is BARELY making a spark. buying a new one after work- I'll keep you all posted. the neighbors are starting to complain- if she doen't run soon I'll have to accept defeat and push her out back again, here the dead cars go.... -rj -71 Square -72 Bus/Camper/Welder Nightmare