Got stalled bronco started in some starter fluid…question

[Casiokorg]

Was able to get her running for about 40 seconds vis some starter fluid spray. Does this pretty much confirm it’s a fuel / fuel pump issue? Also the ticking sound is new?

 

[RonD]

Yes, if you have a "crank but no start" and adding fuel manually(50/50 test), gets it to start then spark is OK, its a fuel delivery issue

ticking noise can be loose spark plug wire(arcing) or lifter, lifter "tick" is most common on 2.9l