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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 09:02 PM
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f250 will not start

i have a 1987 ford f250 , i was moving the truck across my lawn , and it just died, it started hard and just barely ran , now to the next point then died again, now the truck will not start , it will start just a little with starting fluid, just a little . now not at all, but the strange thing is the tachometer moves all by itself with the ignition in the run position , it moves all over the place and when i crank it , it will go around in a circle , any suggestions on what to look for, thank you all.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 05:12 AM
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The pip sensor is located inside the dizzy and it sends signal for the tach operation. Sounds like yours is bad, preventing it from running as well as funkifying your tach readings.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by '89F2urd
The pip sensor is located inside the dizzy and it sends signal for the tach operation. Sounds like yours is bad, preventing it from running as well as funkifying your tach readings.
tyvm now what is a dizzy ?
 
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tyvm i will install a new one
 
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