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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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recently replaced plugs wires dis cap and rotor now my truck dont fire
get somke and she rollls and sounds like she wants to fire (get the occasional mild fire) but doesnt catch
pretty sure i lined everything up they way it was supposed to go even doubled checked the fireing orders any suggestions? please

88 f150 4.9L
 
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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Double check to make sure you didn't cross the wires or put the cap on backwards after you might of attached the wires before you put the cap back on
 
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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check the distributor, ensure it wasn't moved. timing? is spark plug gap set properly. might be the problem. good luck.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by beez82gt
check the distributor, ensure it wasn't moved.
Words to live by. My 65 had all the wires shifted like 3 towers back. The friendly #1 marking on the cap could be very misleading. If nothing else works set your #1 to TDC-compression stroke and look where your rotor is pointing in reference to the cap and wire #.

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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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Double check that the cap isn't flipped 180 from how it should be. Had to redo my cousins cap because he put it on backwards. Took and it turned it 180 degrees and it fired off no problem. And he had all the same symptoms as you described.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2004 | 11:59 PM
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thnx guys

thnx guys got 'er fixed tonight she runs like a charm when i put the dist back in she went in 4 teeth past where she was supposed to go clockwise just gotta figure out how to re hook up the smog pump next
 
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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Just leave the stinkin' smog pump off. Who needs it? Unless you live in CA that is.
 
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