98v70dad
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- GA
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
My 96 ranger has started misfiring occasionally (when accelerating up a long grade) and it has way less power than usual for the last few months. It has new plugs (motorcraft) and wires (NGK) that have about 20,000 miles on them. I'm wondering if I need a new coil pack. Last night I disconnected each wire one at a time and looked at the arc. All of them are sparking but instead of being white blue they are all yellow-orange-ish. One of the sparks is much more orange than the others. The truck only has 75,000 miles on it but I know that the coil pack is original and I'm wondering if its getting weak and should be replaced. What can you tell me?
The part is pretty cheap and easy to replace so no big deal to throw a new one in there.
The part is pretty cheap and easy to replace so no big deal to throw a new one in there.