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Old May 16, 2002 | 08:05 PM
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can't get car to start( not f-body)

I just replaced spark plugs, plug wires, cap, and rotor.my car won't start. It's a 93 Ford Bronco. Fuel pump is sending fuel, starter is turning engine over, but just wont seem to start. Please help, I need my work vehicle to take to work so that i dont have to drive my baby to muddy construction sites.
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Old May 16, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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Got a Ford Ranger here with same problem. Cant figure it out. will keep checking in on this one. I think it's something to do with that "F" word
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Old May 16, 2002 | 08:12 PM
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Yep, thats exactly the problem, its a ford. Oh well, i ended up buyin this because i couldn't find a blazer cheap enough.
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Old May 16, 2002 | 09:24 PM
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Got spark? Fords Ignition modules are fragile buggers. I used to work auto parts (AutoWorks) and people would snap the housings all the time (the type that bolts to the side of the dist.)
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Old May 16, 2002 | 10:19 PM
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I'm pretty sure i've got spark. I tested for spark at the coil and found it. I also tested at a spark plug by pulling the wire off of the plug in the block and just plugged in an old plug to the wire and turned it over. Found spark there too. Do you think it is my ignition module then?
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Old May 16, 2002 | 11:53 PM
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Pull the distributor cap off and see if the rotor is spinning while you turn the engine over, could have sheared the pin on the drive gear, If that checks ok see if the rotor is pointing at the # 1 terminal on the cap when the engine is at TDC.

Did this problem occur before or after the tune-up?

Just a few thoughts
Lonnie
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