She just quit running
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She just quit running
Driving home the other day my 1990 Bronco just died. No spark from the coil so I changed it. Looked in the old Chilton repair book it mentions a dist. module . Could it need to be changed and do you need a special tool to change it out. If so where would you get such a tool. Or is there something else I need to check before tearing into the dist. The Bronco ran great before this happened , it just died.
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Replace Distributor, save yourself alot of troubleshooting, been down that path with my 1990 Bronco. Pictures have been posted.
Tool to replace ICM on Dist is a deep well thin sided socket (5.5 mm). I got one at Ace Hardware, actually I had to buy a set.
There's a stator, deep in the distributor as well as a PIP sensor, I replaced all the parts in the Dist and the ICM too. Then I did the fuel pump.
Tool to replace ICM on Dist is a deep well thin sided socket (5.5 mm). I got one at Ace Hardware, actually I had to buy a set.
There's a stator, deep in the distributor as well as a PIP sensor, I replaced all the parts in the Dist and the ICM too. Then I did the fuel pump.
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Did I miss where someone suggested I rebuild the distributor in my case?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-no-spark.html
Nope didn't miss it, it wasn't there.
Took me 6 days of troubleshooting to figure it out. No help from this site.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-no-spark.html
Nope didn't miss it, it wasn't there.
Took me 6 days of troubleshooting to figure it out. No help from this site.
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Then why bother asking? No one suggested rebuilding the dizzy because it didn't need a complete rebuild. It needed a new PIP sensor but most folks don't or won't take the time or have the patience to properly disassemble the distributor and replace just the sensor which is a ludicrous notion. Spending the money on a whole distributor as opposed to a Profile Ignition Pickup sensor just makes no sense. Your symptoms in the thread referenced above would have been gotten to but there is no point in attempting a response when the methods applied (and posted) are contrary to the diagnostic process for a dead PIP sensor.
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