1978 Ford F-150 cranks won't start change coil, module, solenoid, could it be regulator,pick up coil.

Asked by Bp429 Nov 26, 2014 at 01:51 PM about the 1978 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Tom answered 9 years ago

Take about an ounce of gas ... dump it down the carb ... and crank if that fails then lift a spark plug wire, put a screwdriver inside the connector ... hold it close to the chassis and have someone crank ... you should see a spark. Geez ,,,, 1978 ? Hasn't that truck started enough?

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Bp429 answered 9 years ago

Pulled spark plug wire put screwdriver inside conn.. Someone cranked no spark and I guess so also gas didn't work either

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Tom answered 9 years ago

No,No .... If you Don't have spark ... then gas makes no difference. You must find problem with the reason you have no spark first before you do anything else

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OJ answered 9 years ago

Invest in a digital multimeter which reads ohms (resistance) and a repair manual for the year of your vehicle which gives the proper readings and testing procedure for various electronic parts.

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