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Old Mar 4, 2016 | 10:31 PM
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Help with P0320.

The F150 left me on the side of the road today after driving for about 120 miles at full highway speed. Had to get towed home.

Before it stopped running on me I felt some sputtering, then heard a small backfire through my exhaust and smelled gas.

So when I finally got home I was able to get it to run for a few seconds before it shut off on me, and meanwhile I hooked up a scan tool to it I got the P0320 "Ignition/Distributor Engine Speed Input Circuit" code.

Not a fan of just swapping parts, however since I had a spare known good black ignition control module, I swapped it out with my old one and no difference..

What else could it be? Pick-up coil?

It's a '96 with the 4.9 / Auto..
 
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Old Mar 6, 2016 | 03:39 PM
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Sunday bump..
 
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Old Mar 6, 2016 | 08:57 PM
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I believe that code is indicating a loss in the PIP signal from the pickup in the distributor.
 
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Old May 2, 2016 | 11:23 PM
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Life's been busy the past couple of months, finally got around to the F150 and it was what we both suspected, the pick-up coil.

The first one I used (from eBay) was DOA, lesson learned.

Got another one from Autozone with a lifetime warranty, and the truck is running again.
 
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