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Originally Posted by patrickt

They do have good diagnostics. But the problem is that an intermittent fault never occurs in the comfort of your garage. Rodney, here's a "down and dirty" plan that I've used before in similar circumstances -- put a can of starter fluid in your car and the next time it dies and won't start (but cranks) quickly open the hood and pull the #8 spark plug wire and hold the tip while you reach in and turn the key and crank it. If you get a shock, put it back on the plug and see if the car will start. If it won't start, quickly remove the air filter and shoot some fluid down the primaries and crank the engine. If the engine starts and dies, then it's a fuel problem. If you were able to hold the tip of the plug wire while reaching in and cranking the engine, then it's an electrical issue for sure. If you have a pacemaker in you, have a friend do the wire-holding....

And if you wake up on the garage floor and have pissed yourself, the ignition is fine.