87 ford 351 windser

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Jan 22, 2009 | 07:15 PM

cosmo10

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87 ford 351 windser

ok my ford is still stalls or dies after running good then low rpm slow moving like week spark i check the coil and it read 1.3 ohms i think it should be 0.3 to 1.0 so is 1.3 to high and it kinda sounds like its missing i checkd the ohms on the spark plug wires and the book says 8.9 ohms and i cant even get a reading on my guage the reading jups all around any suggestions i think its arching but i dont see sparks

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Jan 22, 2009 | 09:34 PM

Franklin2

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What year truck do you have?

Jan 22, 2009 | 11:13 PM

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Checking ohms is a waste of time in my experience, if you can pull the coil wire loose and the coil will throw a spark 1/2" then it is good enough for a mildly tuned engine. I like to then pull each plug wire and see how far it can throw a spark. Its easier to find bad wires and such this way

Jan 23, 2009 | 10:24 AM

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1987 ford f250

ok its a 1987 ford f250 5.8L

Jan 23, 2009 | 10:27 AM

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ok its a 1987 ford f250 5.8L

Jan 23, 2009 | 11:02 AM

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Have your ignition modual checked.I had a 91 tempo and I know its not a truck but it the only vehicle I had that did what is very close to what your describin and the problem with my car was the ignition modual inside my distributor.I hope this info helps.