IdahoLoyale

I have a 1990 Loyale that was a running parts car until I accidentally touched two exposed wires together in the radio area, and now the engine isn’t getting spark at the plugs. I want to move it around my property but can’t figure it out. I’ve swapped in a known good coil and tried “hot wiring” it by running a wire from the positive post of the battery to the positive side of the coil, but still no spark at the plugs. Any ideas how to Hotwire this so I can get it moved? Thank you.

Thank you all for your input and suggestions. I truly appreciate it. Tonight I tried a cheap, simple, but probably not recommended solution. I sprayed the valve spring and the part of the valve stem I could see in the strut tower with carb cleaner. Then I worked it in and out with a pry bar, followed by more spraying and prying. Eventually it seemed to return to position faster, so then I loosened the bolts holding on the cam tower so I could reinsert the rocker before tightening the bolts and reinstalling the valve cover. At first, it still ran on three cylinders. However, after idling five minutes, cylinder #3 came back! I went for a 10 mile drive or so, and all four cylinders were humming along. I don’t know how permanent of a fix this will be, but I can always hope! Again, thank you all for your input. I’m sure it won’t be long before you hear from me again with more questions. Brigham.

This all makes sense, especially the bad fuel scenario. I was told that the car had sat for a year or two, but after draining what looked like dark Apple cider from the tank, I noticed that the plates expired in 2006. I had tried getting it to run on the fuel in the tank before I realized it was so old, so I’m sure some of the gunk made its way in. Is it possible to clean the valve stem and guide? I’d really like to not junk this engine. Thank you all very much for your input so far. Brigham.

Hello, This is my first post, though I have been a reader of the site for years. I am on my 5th and 6th Loyales, and have done a few basic repairs on them over the years but I need help with a new problem on #5 that I haven’t had for long. I recently bought the car for $200, non running aNd having sat for years. I got it running with a fuel pump and a few other things, and it was running very well on my maiden voyage of 3 miles. However, when I went to drive it the next day on a longer drive, it was only running on 3 cylinders. After confirming spark, I removed the passenger side valve cover (cylinder 3 is the culprit) and found that one of the rockers was on the bottom of the case. I can push the valve in, and it returns to its position very slowly. Is it normal for a compressed valve spring to take 2-3 seconds to return to the closed position? I have no idea what to do about it. Any help is vastly appreciated. Brigham.