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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 10:32 AM
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Need help no spark
Hello I have a 87 Ford F-150 4.9l I am have replaced everything under the sun on this truck and still not getting any spark can some please shed some light on this mystery lol thanks in advance

Parts replaced distributer ICM PIP sensor coil and repaired the PCM (supposedly) and plugs and wires
 
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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 02:17 PM
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when you turn the key to "run" does the fuel pump run for a second then shut off ?
have you tried pulling codes ?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 04:28 PM
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Yes the fuel pump kicks on and off and when I am working on for a while I can smell fuel coming out of it and for some reason I can't figure out how to jump out the contector for the codes
 
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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 05:43 PM
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I had a similar problem, mine was more sporadic, turned out to be the ignition switch under the dash on the steering column. That fixed the problem for about 6 months and back to no spark. Replaced the distributor and all has been fine since.
 
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Would it still turn over when you had the problem and everything still came on?
 
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Would it still turn over when you had the problem and everything still came on?
Yes, lights and everything
 
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Were you getting power to the distributor still i am getting 12v from the coil to distributor?
 
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If I recall, I was getting power to the distributor, the problem was internal to the distributor itself. Think I paid about $100 for a new unit at Advance Auto Parts.
 
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