No fire no start

Tiny
WENDELL TARWATER
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  • 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
  • 5.0L
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 126,879 MILES
Water pump went out while being installed top to distributor hot broke got another one now car will not fire.
Could not being in time make it not fire.
Friday, February 19th, 2021 AT 12:03 AM

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Tiny
KASEKENNY
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Your engine should have a coil pack and not a distributor which means I suspect the issue is the crank sensor.

I attached a few guides here that will help with this issue.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor

https://youtu.be/dCjmRL3p4Cs

Below you will find how your ignition system works and how to replace the CKP sensor if this proves out.

Let me know if you have questions or if I am not understanding the issue but if it were me, I would replace this and retest.
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Friday, February 19th, 2021 AT 3:58 PM

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