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Old January 7th, 2018, 9:26 AM
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Im new here and need some help my truck quit on me while driving acted as timing chain broke. Ive changed timing gears and chain , replaced crank sensor put new distributor , replaced ignition module checked all fuses and connections changed , plug wires . Also have power to coil still no spark any suggestions
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Old January 9th, 2018, 4:54 PM
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Do i have everyone stumped or what lol
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no spark at the distributor ? check the coil wire going to the distributor ! it also might be the connection at the coil or a bad coil itself !
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Old January 9th, 2018, 5:09 PM
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Changed coil , ignition module , crank sensor , distributor , cam sensor , timing chain and gears checked all fuses , changed plug wires , still no spark coming out of coil itself . Meter shows power to coil. Im at a loss
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Replace the coil wire
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Old January 9th, 2018, 5:52 PM
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Changed all wires as well
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Does the rotor in the distributor turn when cranking?
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if no spark coming out of the coil than it could be the coil wire or it is possibly could be the rotor is not turning when your cranking the engine !
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Ive changed / checked wires and coil i will check that rotor is turning this eveving. Thank for input
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Randys, I've got the same problem..did you ever find the answer? Thanks for any help. Phil
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