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I purchased a 1989 ford escort. It is a 1 owner car. has ...

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I purchased a 1989 ford escort. It is a 1 owner car. has 92k miles, it will not get fire from coil to distributor, it is not fuel injected, it has the mini injector where the caburator would be, the wires to the coil are both hot, one wire on top of mini injector is hot, it is getting fuel, you can see it PLEASE HELP

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1989 Ford Escort 4-cylinder

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changed the coil checked all wires for hot

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Status:  Closed   Value: $15
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March 18 2006 at 8:40 AM (22 minutes and 27 seconds later)
         
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Most of the time on those the module is bad.It's called a thick film ignition module.When you change it I highly recommend changing the pick up in the distributor to avoid a repeat failure.You will need a special socket to remove the module,probably about $5.The auto parts should have it also.

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March 18 2006 at 9:13 AM (32 minutes and 49 seconds later)
         
Reply to Davo/diablo666's Post: where is it located, you have been great help
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