1988 F 150 randomly cuts out ignition and is hard to restart. No certain time. Happens during idle, cruise, and highway speeds. Replaced coil and verified timing. Fairly new distributor and module.

Asked by FordFan46 Jul 14, 2014 at 08:11 PM about the 1988 Ford F-150 XLT Standard Cab 4WD LB

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T_S_T answered 9 years ago

I know you said fairly new module,but that sound,s like the problem if distributor is new.Check that module again.

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FordFan46 answered 9 years ago

Sure enough. There was no grease in between the module and distributor housing. Thanks Bud

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1988 F 150 randomly cuts out ignition and is hard to restart. No certain time. Happens during idle, cruise, and highway speeds. Replaced coil and verified timing. Fairly new distributor and module.

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1988 F 150 randomly cuts out ignition and is hard to restart. No certain time. Happens during idle, cruise, and highway speeds. Replaced coil and verified timing. Fairly new distributor and module.

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