ford 300-6 will crank run awhil then shut off. waint until it cools and then it will stat but same thing again, shuts off

Asked by drmeover Nov 14, 2015 at 11:31 AM about the 1989 Ford F-150 S Standard Cab SB

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1989 F-150 300-6, will crank, run about 15 minutes the roughly shuts off. I wait till it cools off, then it will crank again but the same thing happens, shuts off after it runs awhile!!! What could be wrong and thanks to all, Fletch

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Bob answered 8 years ago

Yup, likely one or the other.

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Dylan answered 8 years ago

The IG mod on the side of the dist sounds bad replace that first before u go digging inside the dist for the p/u coil. Word of advice go to ur local auto parts store and by the tool to get the bolts for the IG mod normal sockets won't work save urself the headache get the tool made to do the job

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Dylan answered 8 years ago

It could also very well be a weak coil or a cracked dist cap or bad rotor

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cwf081166 answered 8 years ago

Or the engine timing is set to high

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