Checklist for no spark?

[SVOboy]

Inquiring for a friend, got any good links?

[Gary Palmer]

What kind of car?

[SVOboy]

92 VeeDub Jetta, cranks and cranks but ain't sparking.

[Gary Palmer]

When he's cranking it does he get any spark from the coil, if you unplug the coil from the distributor cap and hold it close to a ground?

[Gary Palmer]

SVOboy: Let me chew on this, whilst I go to the Chiropractor. I'll try to give you some idea's of thing's to consider/check.

[SVOboy]

I'll ask him. He did replace the coil but it didn't change the situation. Right now I think he's picking up another dizzy (it was like 10 bucks shipped on ebay).

[SVOboy]

I'm getting an intial spark from the coil (one arch)
by placing the a screw driver in the coil wire (the
one that goes to the distibutor) and holding it
against the engine block.

This happens when I turn the car on.

Is what he said.

[Gary Palmer]

SVOboy: I'm not sure what might be causing the inital spark from the coil. I would think it would suggest the coil is Ok. I have encountered a problem on my daughter's 87 Honda, where the ignition pickup electronic's, in the distributor, got extremely flaky and finally died. I ended up getting a used module at the pick a part and then pulling the dissy, replacing the pickup, readjusting the pickup gap and putting it back in. I presume if he got a dizzy on eBay, it is probably used, but it should be fine to just swap in and hopefully that will fix it. Keep us posted.