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Old May 17, 2024 | 01:17 PM
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79 F-350 300cid no start

Hey all, I've got a '79 F-350 packing the 300. It's worked great for as long as I've had it, but all of the sudden it seems to not want to start. It cranks totally fine, has decent oil pressure, and has spark (to a degree). I have tried starting fluid down the carb and that hasn't made any difference in not starting. I'll mention that I have a sneaking suspicion that the ignition control module (a circa 2012 NAPA one that came installed when I bought the truck) is malfunctioning because I believe water dripped on the contacts just before the engine stopped starting.
 
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Always start with the ignition box and work from there. if that doesn't fix it then you start checking coil voltage, pickup coil and those things.
 
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