Greensbor/browns summit area help needed
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Greensbor/browns summit area help needed
Anyone in the Greensboro/Browns Summit area who might be willing to give me a hand before I lose my mind? I have a 1994 F150 5.0L. I replaced the ECM (which had gone out), the distributor, ICM, and coil. I have redone the timing at least 24 times and can't seem to get anywhere. So I am hoping there is someone in the area that might beable to lend a hand and give me a second set of eyes.
Thanks,
Yonu
Thanks,
Yonu
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From: Coastal NC
I'm sorry, I'm on the coast. I'm trying to think of anyone in your area active in this chapter that might be able to help.
In the mean time could you give us a little more info/details on the situation. It's possible one of these guys can help you diagnose your issues.
In the mean time could you give us a little more info/details on the situation. It's possible one of these guys can help you diagnose your issues.
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From: Angier, NC
I know 2 of us are east of Raleigh so would be a hike to get out to you.
I drove a truck before I retired and been out that way to Brown Summit with cement to a precast plant.
Yes do tell us what you got going on. Sounds like maybe a no spark problem?
Why were the parts changed and do you still have the old ones?
You know there is a truck area for your year truck up top you might also ask for help to fix your problem. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum28/
I hang out in the 80 - 86 truck area and there are some really good guys that can walk you through just about anything so I would say there must be guys in the later truck area also.
So do tell us what you got going on.
Dave ----
I drove a truck before I retired and been out that way to Brown Summit with cement to a precast plant.
Yes do tell us what you got going on. Sounds like maybe a no spark problem?
Why were the parts changed and do you still have the old ones?
You know there is a truck area for your year truck up top you might also ask for help to fix your problem. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum28/
I hang out in the 80 - 86 truck area and there are some really good guys that can walk you through just about anything so I would say there must be guys in the later truck area also.
So do tell us what you got going on.
Dave ----
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When you say you redid the timing multiple times, what timing exactly are you talking about? With a timing light down on the harmonic balancer, or the distriubutor timing? It just made me wonder if you had the new dist in one gear notch off which is a problem I had done myself before. Getting the engine to TDC on the compression stroke (remember it hits TDC twice, but only one of those two are on the compression) and having the rotor point to #1 on the dist at the same time is the key.
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Slow night John 
He or she has not been back to let us know as we can help to a point.
I also looked under the 87-94? truck area and if he started any threads at the same time to see if he got help there or to help but nothing.
If he was using a timing light wonder if he unplugged the SPOUT so the timing is locked out from the computer when setting timing?
Dave ----
He or she has not been back to let us know as we can help to a point.
I also looked under the 87-94? truck area and if he started any threads at the same time to see if he got help there or to help but nothing.
If he was using a timing light wonder if he unplugged the SPOUT so the timing is locked out from the computer when setting timing?
Dave ----
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