lost spark?
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Check or replace ($20)the EEC ( electronic engine control ) relay, it supplies power to the computer. If the relay has high resistance contacts and lets less than 10 Volts go to the computer you will get no spark. Been there done that-- after the truck I just bought used, wouldn't start or suddenly quit and wouldn't restart, I finally found ( after weeks of hunting) the relay had water in it ( a metal shelled relay) most likely because the dealer I bought it (The truck) from had steam cleaned the engine compartment. In the field service business you find one way to test suspected relays is the "bang on them " method using a screwdriver handle. I did this while the engine was running and the RPM drastically changed and then the engine died. Replaced it and cut open the old one to find rusted contacts and water. The wife has a Ford also and the same started to happen to her( couldn't restart the engine ) sure enough the EEC contacts in the power module were bad.
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Last edited by stractor; Apr 24, 2005 at 11:40 PM.
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On a 90 it is on the drivers side fender apron, and it is a metal shelled single Grey relay. On a 93 Taurus it is part of a module. Look on a wiring diagram and see if it is separate.
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i tested for power at the coil today it has power at the coil so what does that rule out does it mean that the ecu is good or that the eec relay is ok
sorry for all the questions im just really bad with wiring and all this stuff
sorry for all the questions im just really bad with wiring and all this stuff
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Does the rotor turn when the engine is cranked ?? or can you turn the rotor by hand??? Fords sixes have been known to shear the distributor drive gear roll pin, that holds the gear to the dist shaft. Is the rotor or cap any good???
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