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bradfordau
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:21 am 
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Hi guys, I picked up an ED futura 4.0 the other day that has a problem starting. Its definately an electrical problem as i am definately getting fuel. It is cranking but wont fire.
Have cleaned relay contacts and resoldered suspect joins on smartlock module and replace the brown ecu relay under the overflow bottle.
What are some other common issues with these as im pretty stumped !
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Pakrat
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 3:55 pm 
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Is it getting spark?
Tfi module on the dissy.
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bradfordau
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 3:57 pm 
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Nah its not getting spark. TFI is something i've just been told of so i might try and find a secondhand one and try it out. Will i get no spark if the tfi is faulty ? Cheers
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:19 pm 
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Nah its not getting spark. TFI is something i've just been told of so i might try and find a secondhand one and try it out. Will i get no spark if the tfi is faulty ? Cheers


Coil or TFI. Check the coil is good first and if that's okay, check the TFI which is a known issue with the distributor set up.

 

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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:28 pm 
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Surly Checked spark at the coil before posting a thread tho.
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bradfordau
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:44 pm 
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Pakrat wrote:
Surly Checked spark at the coil before posting a thread tho.

Another helpful post on fordmods
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:52 am 
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When checking the coil, remove it, and it's mounting bracket to check for cracks in the plastic casing.

 

 

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bradfordau
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:26 am 
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Thanks for the tip mate. Is this a common problem ?
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:52 pm 
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bradfordau wrote:
Pakrat wrote:
Surly Checked spark at the coil before posting a thread tho.

Another helpful post on fordmods

Come on man, do you A, continue to track down the no spark issue, next in line is the coil, or B make a thread on fordmods and get told the obvious.

Howd you go anyway?
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bradfordau
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:47 pm 
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Changed the TFI module (huge pain in the a*** to do) still no spark so ive ordered a coil.
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bradfordau
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:10 am 
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Problem solvered ! It was the coil
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Good news
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