1988 5.0 will not start...
n4fun
12-28-2004, 11:24 AM
I am out of ideas. The car will try to start when you turn the key but after it kicks over for a second or so it dies. I have pulled a plug and when you turn the key it will spark a hot white spark but only once or twice and then it stops sparking.
I have tried these things:
-Changed the coil. I have put a test light on the hot wire to the coil and it stays hot.
-Changed the ignition module on the distributor twice.
-Changed the Pick up coil in the distributor twice.
-Checked the fuel pressure and it is within specs.
-Changed the ignition switch.
-A MAF conversion was done about a year ago. I checked the installation and they made a few mistakes but it ran for a year. (They didn’t move pin 51 to pin 38 or move pin 11 to pin 32)
I will be back home on Thursday and I will be checking the 10-pin connector. Does anyone know of anything else that would cause the car to not run?
I have tried these things:
-Changed the coil. I have put a test light on the hot wire to the coil and it stays hot.
-Changed the ignition module on the distributor twice.
-Changed the Pick up coil in the distributor twice.
-Checked the fuel pressure and it is within specs.
-Changed the ignition switch.
-A MAF conversion was done about a year ago. I checked the installation and they made a few mistakes but it ran for a year. (They didn’t move pin 51 to pin 38 or move pin 11 to pin 32)
I will be back home on Thursday and I will be checking the 10-pin connector. Does anyone know of anything else that would cause the car to not run?
n4fun
12-30-2004, 04:40 PM
Well, the 10-pin connectors look great. I am at a loss as to why the car will not run. Any ideas?
n4fun
01-24-2005, 09:04 PM
Well, you guys were absolutely no help.
The problem was a bad computer.
The problem was a bad computer.
BigDanTheMan
01-24-2005, 09:26 PM
sorry dude
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