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I HAVE A 1985 F600 TRUCK WITH A 360 MOTOR IN IT. I HAVE NO ...
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I HAVE A 1985 F600 TRUCK WITH A 360 MOTOR IN IT. I HAVE NO SPARK OUT OF THE COIL. I REPLACED THE COIL AND THE MODULE ON THE FENDER WELL, STILL WILL NOT START.CAN ANYONE HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT

 

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1985 Ford f600 370 2v

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i replaced the coil and the module on the fender well still no spark from the coil

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April 24 11:45 AM (2 minutes and 19 seconds later)
         

Hello and welcome to Just answer.com, Super mechanic here. About your vehicle.

Do you have power to the coil?

Is the distributor turning?

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April 24 11:46 AM (1 minute and 35 seconds later)
         
yes i have power to the coil and dist is turning
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April 24 11:54 AM (7 minutes and 29 seconds later)
         
You will want to see if the voltage is pulsing at the negative side of the coil when the engine is cranked. There may be a problem with the pick up in the distributor.
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April 24 11:58 AM (4 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
the truck was running fine one day got into the next day and it was running as if the gov on the carb was not working and i could only go 35 mph then the next day got worse till finally it died. it also back fired and blew out the exhaust
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April 24 12:04 PM (5 minutes and 56 seconds later)
         
how can i check the coil pulsing
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April 24 12:06 PM (2 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
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April 24 12:09 PM (2 minutes and 19 seconds later)
         
should i replace the pick up in the coil
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April 24 12:15 PM (2 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
where would i look for the spark
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April 24 12:19 PM (4 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
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It will come out the coil wire that goes to the middle of the distributor. Just make sure it's close to some metal on the engine, but NOT close to where you will feel it rather than just see it.. lol

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Edited by Super mechanic on April 24 2008 at 12:20 PM

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April 24 12:21 PM (1 minute and 21 seconds later)
         
if no spark replace pick up coil
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