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1983 Ford Fairmont wont start

Tiny
ACEFLYER
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  • 1983 FORD FAIRMONT
  • 6 CYL
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 128,678 MILES
How can I find out if the distributor is bad or the pickup inside.I clean my engine last week and spray water over it it was run find before I clean the engine.
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 AT 9:41 AM

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Tiny
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Get a repair manual and follow the instructions is to how to check the coil/distributor pick-up coil and air gap-these item checks out -could be the ignition control module.

Disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 ground it to the engine and have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If not troubleshoot the ignition system.
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