Gonna light it on fire!!!

[1RangerNut]

It's a 1989 2.3L ranger with the stupid a$$ 8 plugs.

Here's the problem we went out mudding and touched the first hole and it just shut off like you turned the key off.

I put in 4 new plugs on the exhaust side, the 4 wires, new crank sensor, put an ignition control module off a truck that ran, put the bottom coil on top, and cleaned were they both mount, and it still has no spark.

The top coil is the primary right? Cuz when we truned it over we were getting spark out of the first cylinder on the drivers side but now its not getting spark on the pass. side.

Any help would be greatly be appreciated.


Thanks: Steve

 

[Mark_88]

Complete loss of power is more likely a loose ground wire...if just the engine stopped but your lights and radio etc all work then it could be a bad coil pack...or a combination of grounding and other electrical issues...

Not that familiar with EFI and their inherent problems but it sounds like you may be onto the problem if one coil pack doesn't give spark...give the ground wires a good going over and clean up the battery posts...especially check the starter wires from the battery and solenoid...

 

[1RangerNut]

It turns over fine and I cleaned were everything mounts.

 

[chilsam]

Is the fuel pump energizing?

Turn key to run pos and listen for a click "relay"and a short hum on my 91 Branger the power to the ignition and pump run off the same relay.

 

[1RangerNut]

Yeah it clicks and there's fuel at the rail.

 

[chilsam]

Inertia switch?

maybe when you hit that hole it was tripped?

 

[1RangerNut]

I have it hot wired at the moment.

 

[Earl43P]

Check the timing belt.

That year has a crank sensor that does dual duty, spark and fuel injector timing.

During the Start cycle, only one coilpack fires, so having no spark on one set is normal. Both coilpacks fire after the engine is running.

 

[1RangerNut]

Incase anybody was wondering we just got it going again, it happened to be the tip of the new crank sensor broke off.

 

[Mark_88]

Cool...thanks for the update...and Earl has it right...again!

 

[1RangerNut]

Ya that's what I get for paying $110 for a new one. Ha Ha Ha