I'm sure I got a short.

[bobbywalter]

There is a reason I don't build rust belt 4 liters. They have a nickname as a 4 leaker instead of a 4 liter because of corrosion issues

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

Okay now I get it @bobbywalter .

Do you happen to know what that little box is?

 

[bobbywalter]

the distributor truck has a different type of module

the box looks like a module for HVAC or wipers or something like that ancillary shift module ect

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

Okay @bobbywalter .
Thanks.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

So yesterday I was not able to look in my E.V.T.M. ( Electrical and Vacuum Troubleshooting Manual ) for my truck ( 1994 Ranger ) because I could not find it.

I let one of my Brothers girlfriend clean my house. That was a mistake and learning experience that I will not repeat.
She moved everything around in my house and I couldn't find a lot of stuff.

So this morning I made it a point of finding my E.V.T.M..
She put it in the linen closet in the bathroom. I don't understand that at all.

So on page 151 - 10 section 8 - D or E.
It says the little box the guy showed me yesterday in his 95 truck is a " Four Channel Amplifier " in my 94.
So I'm thinking it's most likely the same thing in his 95.

Can anyone with a E.V.T.M. for a 95 Ranger verify this for me.
Also could you please tell me where your E.V.T.M. says the I.C.M. ( Ignition Control Module ) is located.
I could not find it or the wiring for it at all. The wiring or the ICM is not located on the core support beside the battery next to the headlight on the driver side.
Thanks very much.

Also on this guy's 94 it has a 3.0 L with a distributor.
I could not find an Ignition Control Module on this Truck either.
Can anyone please tell me if it might be Incorporated in with the distributors or not?

Thanks once again for everyone's help and input.

 

[Curious Hound]

The ignition module us difficult to see and access. You should find it in the core support near the driver side headlight.

look through this hole in the top of the core support, near the hood prop rod.

and you should see this. The thing with the fins.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

@Curious Hound
I will look again and though that hole.

However I picked up the battery yesterday and didn't see it or even the wiring harness where the ICM is located on my truck.

I'm going back tomorrow when I have time and the guy that owns the trucks is not going to be there.
He's going to give the keys to me here in about an hour.

I plan on removing the battery and battery tray out of the way so I can look better and easier.

I'll post another update tomorrow.
Thanks once again for the help Eric.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

Well first thing this morning I went over to look at the appliance guy's 94 Ranger.

When I got there I removed the battery from the truck.
Then I got my flashlight out and looked at the engine side of the core support on the driver's side really good and I still could not see the I.C.M.. at all.

I then aimed my flashlight down that little hole in the core support like @Curious Hound told me to do.

And sure enough I could see the I.C.M..
That had me thinking to myself, " What the hell why can't I see it from the engine bay. "

So I looked much closer and then I started noticing rivits.

Evidently somebody who worked on the vehicle previously had took a piece of sheet metal and riveted it over top of the ICM.

I got to help my brother Larry for a little bit I will write more in a little bit.

 

[Curious Hound]

Well first thing this morning I went over to look at the appliance guy's 94 Ranger.

When I got there I removed the battery from the truck.
Then I got my flashlight out and looked at the engine side of the core support on the driver's side really good and I still could not see the I.C.M.. at all.

I then aimed my flashlight down that little hole in the core support like @Curious Hound told me to do.

And sure enough I could see the I.C.M..
That had me thinking to myself, " What the hell why can't I see it from the engine bay. "

So I looked much closer and then I started noticing rivits.

Evidently somebody who worked on the vehicle previously had took a piece of sheet metal and riveted it over top of the ICM.

I got to help my brother Larry for a little bit I will write more in a little bit.

If you end up messing with that module, do NOT put the home-made sheet metal cover back. Those modules need air circulation to cool. If they get too hot, they fail. There should actually be some special heat sink compound between the module and the core support to make sure it transfers heat from the module to the core support. Some people debate whether it’s necessary. Personally, i use the compound.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

Okay I've now finished helping my brother Larry so I can now post more on what I experience today.

I was told from the beginning that the truck I'm working on does not get any spark. And that the truck's owner already changed the coil.

It being a 3.0l it only has 1 coil and it also has a distributor.

Before I actually touched the I.C.M. I unplugged the spark plus wire from the distributor from the coil.
I then put the battery back in the truck.
I then h
Put the alligator clip from my test light onto the bolt sticking out through the nut on the battery terminal for the negative battery post.

I then touched the pick part of the test light to the positive cable terminal on the positive battery post

The test light lit up.

I then put the key in the ignition and turned it to the arm position.

I'm sure you guys don't want every last little detail so I'm going to skip and just give a brief recap.

I'm tested everything I could think of to see if it had power to pulled relays, I pulled fuses, I took the wire connector off the distributor.
As I already said I tested everything I could think of.
I found power where I didn't think I should find power.
The fuel pump relay has power at all four posts.
The E.E.C. has power at 3 of it's relay posts.

The coil has power to the 2 red/yellow wires.
The tan/yellow ( I think it's tan/yellow) that makes up the other side of the coil wire connector did not have power.

After about an hour of trying to figure out why there's no spark I finally unhook the I.C.M. and took it to get it tested.

It tested bad.

So I called the owner of the truck and told him what I knew at that time.
He told me to come to his store and get some money so I could buy a new I.C.M..

So I I bought a new I.C.M. for the truck and put it in place.
At that point I was in high hopes that it would fix the truck.

This first picture is the first I.C.M.

This next picture is the new I.C.M.


And yes I use the little packet of white grease looking stuff or whatever it was in the packet with the new I.C.M. I put it between between the new ICM and the little plate that it screws too that then the plate goes to the core support.support.

However it didn't fit the truck it still doesn't have any sport.

At this time any and all input is welcomed and greatly appreciated