My engine bay was sort of dusty and crudy looking so I washed it and now it looks great. The car started no trouble. But then it started to act as if it were going to stall out. I gave it a few shots of gas and left it about 20 minutes at idle to dry off and shut the engine off. 1/2 hour later I left to go for a drive and the car ran like the sweet thing she is until the engine just shut off. I pulled over and for several minutes tried to restart, no luck. Towed it home and left it sit over night, still wont start. I notices that when cranking there was no oil pressure buildup so I popped the hood and pulled and replugged everything that looked like a sensor on the engine and tried again. this time I got the oil pressure to show it was building during crank but still wont start. I pulled the first plug wire off and stuck a screw driver in the end and placed that near the exhust manifold and there does not seem to be any spark.
This is a 1987 300E Straight six of course, new wire in April of 07 new cap and rotor in 06 new plugs. I would say the only thing I have not changed is the coil...Is there a test for this.
Sorry this is so long winded....car has just under 200000 miles.