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Distributor issues- 1990 W150

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Old 01-04-2020 | 09:50 AM
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Check engine light on? Check codes...
http://www.allpar.com/fix/80s-codes.html
You should still get a 55 if the pcm is working regardless of codes. See if have spark coming out of the coil. If not the coil may be bad. There is no ballast resistor an a 1990. If you have spark do you hear the fuel pump prime the system when you turn the key to "on". Lastly when you crank it over press the throttle down a bit and see what happens. If the idle motor is failing it won't move the throttle enough for it to start. Or if it does stall out.
 
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Old 01-05-2020 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ol' grouch
You didn't get it on the exhaust rather than compression stroke did you? Pull the plugs and use a wooden dowel rod to find when the #1 piston is at the top of the stroke. When it's TDC, check your rotor. If it isn't spot on, move it until it is. Replace everything and try to start it up. If it starts, great. Time it and go on. If it doesn't, pull the distributor and rotate it 180 degrees. I'll bet it starts then.
ok, thanks. I’ll try that and see if I can get it to work
 
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Old 01-05-2020 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by crazzywolfie
is the engine turning but won't fire up or is it not turning?
it turns but won’t fire
 
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Old 01-05-2020 | 04:01 PM
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Just a thought. How many miles on the engine?
 
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Old 01-05-2020 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Cwilliams4303
it turns but won’t fire
Are you getting spark?
 



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