I have a truck I keep for work around the house, hauling stuff and such and because a man is supposed to have a truck, right? Well, it sits unused a lot and, as it will happen, the battery gave up the ghost. I had been jump starting it to do things that could be done without shutting off the motor…

In regards to fusible links my ARRC data base states “Fusible links are located near the starter solenoid and shares the terminal with the battery-to-starter solenoid cable”. Vehicle I checked on was a 1990 FORD Ranger 4.0

So since I have crank from the starter can I eliminate a fusible link? That takes me to my coil pack or computer. How do I check continuity on a coil pack? Thanks

I would not make that conclusion,the fusible links dont carry the load that turns the starter they provide a path from the main bus point on the solenoid out to other areas of the system. You still need to verify the condition of these fusible links. Check that the coil packs have the proper DC vol…

My truck does not have a distibutor and coil set up it has a computer a coil unit that has 6 spark plug wires comming out of it and crank and cam position sensors. I pulled the 4 prong plug off the coil and checked continuity to one plug wire across all the pins and got nothing. This could mean no…

OK went back and found distributorless ignition and the 4 pin connector,here is the data. Terminal 3 (coil 1) plugs 1 and 5 Terminal 2 (coil 3) plugs 2 and 6 Terminal 1 (coil 2) plugs 3 and 4 Measure from terminal to high voltage terminal and suprisingly the spec is the same from 6500 ohms and 1…

These wiring diagrams, from autozone.com show you the fuses, wiring, and wire colors, to do the circuit checks: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?chapterTitle=Wiring+Diagrams&partName=Chassis+Electrical&pageId=0900c152800781b2&partId=0900c152800780c7 Yo…

Ignition system fried. Jumper cable mix-up

Maintenance/Repairs

mshugna July 17, 2009, 9:36pm 2

the fusible link is between the positive terminal and the main fuse box or maybe in the box itself…years ago someone jumped my car incorrectly and there was a popping sound as the link blew…

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