hey guys just got an 87 gt and i was driving it down the street at about 40mph and the car just died, the temp was hot before, then checked and it was low on oil and rad coolant, and it wont start, it cranks but will not fire. dont know to much about these cars yet so let me know what you think thanx.

 

try the simple stuff first, wires ,connections, grounds. I had a similar problem, it was a loose MSD wire. Does your car have all stock ignition or any upgrades?

 

its all stock, i tryed turning it over again today and same thing, unfortunately the problem has not fixed its self i made sure all the sensors and everything were plugged in and all the wires were connected but you think its something electrical? thanx for the reply

 

Hi, you said it was low on oil? you better check when was last time you got your oil checked!! If you don't have enough of oil you could break the engine!

 

oils full now so is the coolant, i changed the coil and all the spark plugs and wires, still no spark

 

Its the could possible be the ignition module for the distributor.

 

would any one know how much a whole new distributor would cost ? or is it possible to replace small pieces of it, another guy told me he had the same problem and it was the 'distributor stater'...i have no idea what that is

 

try a cap and rotor, module definetly, a whole distributor is about 200.+ make sure theres a new or fully charged battery, cables are not corroded at both ends, posts, ground and starter connections. If theres no spark, you either have to test for problems or do part replacement to eliminate things one at a time. A buddy thats a ford mechanic or at least has some spare parts so you dont have to buy parts would be a big time and money saver. keep at it you`ll find it, before you know it you`ll be out enjoying it.

 

I had similar troubles with my old 88 Lincoln Mark VII (same 5.0L H.O. motor). I had a bad ignition relay the 1st time. The 2nd time it happened (a year later), it was a ignition module, like spike suggested.

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Good luck,
Bill

 

thanks for all the help, i replaced the cap and rotor lol still nothing its making me crazy no corrosion and a brand new battery, all thats left im pretty sure is the rest of the distributor and what ever the ignition relay is, what and where is that, what am i missing ???

 

Has the module been replaced or checked? Here is what im talking about its the first pic on this page.

http://www.performancedistributors.com/5.0ignition.htm

 

props spike it was the ignition module thanks for the help bois