4.9 coil - Ford Forums

Jpaul · 12-20-2006, 13:16

I have a 95 F-150 with a 4.9 six. The engine would turn over, but had no spark. I also have a E-150 van with the same motor. I have checked all the fuses, the dist cap and rotor, and the ignition control module by replacing parts one at a time from the van. I replaced the coil with the one from the van and the truck started. It ran for about twenty minutes and died. Now I have no fire again. Is there something electrical that would cause the coil to fail?
Thanks

presto666 · 01-25-2007, 20:13

hey man, i'll bet if you put another coil in, your going to be fine. i have same motor, and had the same problem. is there a condenser beside the coil? make sure the coil and condenser are clean and are well grounded. did the coil work back in the van? i doubt it would. that would mean your module is bad. i bet its the coil (usually rare prob. but not this truck/eng)

Jpaul · 01-26-2007, 05:22

Thanks presto, but it was a bad distributor, and yeah, it burned the coil from the van. The truck is running fine now.