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1990 Ford Taurus Repair Question


Topics covered: Sensor, Gas, Spark.
Mileage: 250 miles.

Asked on August 13, 2012

Why won't my 1990 Ford Taurus spark?

Replied on August 14, 2012

if yo are getting spark fromt eh coil to the dist then you either have a rotor cap or dist cap that h as gone bad or a coilwire or all threee. I am not an instructoron how to fix a car an d if you can't get it to runi'd suggest you take it to a pro who can. from the the info i've given you you should have been able to figuresout what is wrong with the car doing a step by step follow through. scanning for codes an dcheckecing fuel pressure shold be the very first things you do on fuel injected engines. you could have a crank sensor or dist problem with your vehicle. i canoffer no further comments

Tiny Answered by hmac300 (expert)
17,879 answers provided
Replied on August 14, 2012

[quote]Also when I checked the psi it seemed to be around 35 (didn't have a pressure gauge after I had bled some air and fuel quite a few times, I got a good amount of fuel pressure each time I primed it.[/quote]

That sounds like nothing but a wild guess and no idea if the pump picks up during cranking.

Tiny Answered by Wrenchtech (expert)
14,742 answers provided
Replied on August 14, 2012

Thanks for taking the time to help. I really appreciate it and will keep all this in mind when I return to the car.

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