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BRONCO won't start
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 12:50 pm
by vj_m
88 bronco II 2.9 V6
Shes got no spark.... and I have fuel... and turns over....
She sat sense November in snow and was drivin before that....
whats wrong..? I tryed differnet plugs and cleaned the corosion off the distrubutor cap and rotory botton.... there was a bit of rust on them both..
and still nothing.........
Anyone got any Ideas???
fuse maybe..? somewhere..?
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:28 pm
by LilBronc
TFI mod on back side of distributor. Maybe coil on ds fender well. Or faulty wiring.
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:16 am
by DBrown
the first thing you should probably do is check to make sure you are getting power to the coil. then check the primary and secondary resistance on the coil. if that checks out good you might want to pull the mod on the side of the distributer and have it checked at autozone. they will do it for free, but make sure they do it 2 - 3 times. sometimes it takes a few trys to find out its bad.
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:41 am
by Nobody
How are you testing for spark?
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:16 am
by vj_m
I am testing for spark with a spark plug on the side of the motor pluged in to the wire.
Take a look here and see if anyone can come up with something..
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... ost2736250
DBrown
Yes i checked that and iam getting power to the coil.
all that checks out good![/url]
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:30 am
by Swamp_DONkEy
ok, i think i got er... I got power to the TFI but no spark and i took the fuse thingy off and tryed it and still nothing.. it might be the TFI full of corrsion just like the distubor was! or just plain burned out
ok what i Need to know is if there is a Special tool to take that off or something..?
I was reading something and it said i needed a special tool >>
Can anyone scan me the page in the service manual that has this takin apart..? or how too?
thanks for any help!
VJ
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:53 pm
by LilBronc
Yes, special tool. Around $5 @ AutoZone. Ford ignition or distributor tool. Knurled handle w/5 mm thin wall socket and star tip. 2 bolts and pulls straight down from the dist base.
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:09 am
by vj_m
Thanks... I'll see if i can get that today!
vj