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1992 Ford Tempo help me fix it

Tiny
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1992 Ford Tempo Two Wheel Drive Automatic 125000 miles

I have a 92 Ford Tempo that recently had overheating problems. I got a used radiator to put in it, but it sat for a few months. Now when I try to drive it it starts and when I put it in drive it dies. What is that?
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009 AT 1:29 AM

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Tiny
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Check your ignition parts for clean corrosion free connections. Your coil wire is most important. Check it's ends internally for corrosion. Then check spark for how big of a gap it will jump while cranking. Should be fat and blue/orange and about 1/2" or more. Be sure you know how to safely check spark as the jolt can be deadly in rare cases.
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