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Distributer problems

Old Feb 8, 2018 | 09:22 PM
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Distributer problems

I keep blowing rotors in my distributer good thing is their lifetime but i want my truck fixed , i tried doing research and i think its my pickup coil , if it is please tell me i really could use the expert mechanic help , and if it is is it just easier to do the pickup coil or just do a new distributer ? And my other ? Is the oil pump shaft coming off and falling down inside . Thank you ford fellows .
 
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Old Feb 8, 2018 | 09:36 PM
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Explain exactly what happens to the rotors?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2018 | 10:45 PM
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If your oil pump shaft fell into the oil pan you wouldn't have any oil pressure. This seems rather obvious, but watch the gauge after you start the motor.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 09:35 AM
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The metal piece on the rotor that conducts with the cap blows off , my guy at my autozone really hooked me up , he said instead of you coming in for $200 in lifetime warrenty rotors here i will give you this new lifetime distributor . But i think the problem was the pickup coil but no one says anything about rotors going bad .
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 02:10 PM
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I would suspect some very sloppy distributor shaft bushings after the second one.
 
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