I got it apart. Looks very clean to me at least

 

Turn this area into the light and take one

 

That work?

 

Computer definitely looks good. Time to see if you have a working pip.

 

Thats inside the distributor right? Gonna be annoyed if thats bad due to it bein a new distributor. I guess whats the best way to test that then? Be a tomorrow after work problem but can at least get an idea

 

The only thing I can see wrong with the computer is the pins. I doubt it is factory dielectric grease, since dielectric grease does not conduct electricity. I would clean the pins and put it back in. The fact that your truck will run with the spout disconnected, but not connected, says that the ECM is commanding timing as it should. Double and triple check that everything is correct with your timing. Make sure that you have the distributor installed with the rotor pointed at the #1 terminal on the compression stroke and that every wire is in the correct position on the cap. Are you using the correct firing order for your engine? Are you using the correct cylinder as your #1 cylinder? You will learn, when someone tells you what they believe the problem to be, it is still up to you to diagnose that it is in fact the problem. Nobody on this forum but you has access to the vehicle, so it's still all on you. If you believe the issue to be the PIP, watch videos on how to properly test it. You are going to need to buy a lot of tools to work on these old rigs, but you will save yourself a lot of money when you learn to diagnose and not just throw parts at it.

 

I can check the timing again tomorrow, however I dont see that being the problem seeing as it drove relatively fine for months on the timing it had. Unless it has jumped timing at this point I dont see it being that. To my knowledge unless I've been told wrong number one is passenger front, and unless the firing order has changed over the years besides for marine use I believe that is correct as well, but I will check that again tomorrow as well. I have no clue if it is the pip myself if I am being honest. I am trying things as I go because I've run out of ideas myself for it. If something doesn't or change the outcome like the tfi I returned the part as it was unnecessary to replace

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...g-the-pip.html

I thought you said the Tfi was replaced? You just said you returned it.

 

I put on a new one this summer, so when I got another one today to test if it went bad, since it made no difference I saw no point replacing the already relatively new one with it

 

Gotcha. Do the pip testing to see if your problem is in the distro. I believe you said you replaced that also. I had three fail within two months…

 

Sounds like a plan. I'm hoping its not just for the sake of not buying another one but we'll see. I'll reset the timing as best I can while I'm there as well just in case

 

Where are you getting them from? Do they not have a warranty?

 

I'd have to look but off hand probably rockauto for the distributor. I don't remember on their warranty system but I feel like it wasnt particularly great for one reason or other

 

Mine was lifetime remanned Oreilly, after the 3rd failed, they swapped it for a lifetime new one.

expensive parts I always get at a physical store for that reason.

I warrantee’d a part once with Rockauto and I’ll never do that again, such a pain.

 

Thats fair. I had that experience with an alternator through oreillys went through 4 of them before I finally just got one off Amazon and did a 3g swap while I was at it and it just kinda turned me off of getting parts like that from the stores if I dont need it day of