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mustang79 · 08-17-2002, 02:04 PM

79 5.0L basic.. well, a trik or 2.... but, bout as stock as ya can get...
ran 15.8 92 @ IRP a few years ago, but mostly rests now...has a spark prob... rums for bout 20 min & dies.. zero spark.. sit for 10., & its fires up lyke nuthin happened...may run anuthr hour or 2 minutes.. ya never know..did the coil swap thing, modules.. (twice) new ignition switch.. & no help...could it be the distrib?...the 2.8 had a bushing that would arc on the housing & cauz fits w spark.. but, these characteristics are quite different...

any ideas????

08-17-2002, 02:04 PM	#1
mustang79 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: indiana Posts: 4	spark probs... 79 5.0L basic.. well, a trik or 2.... but, bout as stock as ya can get... ran 15.8 92 @ IRP a few years ago, but mostly rests now...has a spark prob... rums for bout 20 min & dies.. zero spark.. sit for 10., & its fires up lyke nuthin happened...may run anuthr hour or 2 minutes.. ya never know..did the coil swap thing, modules.. (twice) new ignition switch.. & no help...could it be the distrib?...the 2.8 had a bushing that would arc on the housing & cauz fits w spark.. but, these characteristics are quite different... any ideas???? __________________ "there be no pain known to man.. than that of a new or different idea" 79 5.0L stock as you can get ceptin for a few backyard trix that "dont work"