Jims Handy Work
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- 1992
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- Ford
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My ranger has had a quit and leave me on the side of the road problem since I bought it a few years ago but it always starts up after it cools down later and haven't been able to properly trouble shoot it. Couple weeks ago it quit and wouldn't start again...yippeee. It stayed broke so now I can fix it. I found a stripped gear on the distributor...3 brand new distributors later (they wouldn't sit down all the way on the block because the hole in the end of the distributor wasn't deep enough for the oil pump drive rod) I finally bought a remanufactured one that dropped right in and figured it would run....nope. The distributor was problem #2.
Problem #1 is I had spark at one point while swapping distributors but now I don't. I have a signal at the ICM from the distributor pick up coil. It pulses 4.8V while cranking. I replaced ICM and had old one tested later and it checked good. Ignition coil has voltage through it but never pulses to induce spark. Replaced coil anyway still no spark. Replaced EEC module no change. I'm dumbfounded. Been checking grounds and wires for good connections found nothing yet. Any ideas? Ordered a code scanner and a temp sensor. not in yet
Problem #1 is I had spark at one point while swapping distributors but now I don't. I have a signal at the ICM from the distributor pick up coil. It pulses 4.8V while cranking. I replaced ICM and had old one tested later and it checked good. Ignition coil has voltage through it but never pulses to induce spark. Replaced coil anyway still no spark. Replaced EEC module no change. I'm dumbfounded. Been checking grounds and wires for good connections found nothing yet. Any ideas? Ordered a code scanner and a temp sensor. not in yet
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