# 1996 F150 intermittent start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-f150-intermittent-start/40221>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** intermittent, ignition, start, ford, f150\
**Created:** [December 1, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-f150-intermittent-start/40221 "2009-12-01T14:08:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bskubon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@bskubon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bskubon)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-f150-intermittent-start/40221/1 "2009-12-01T14:08:14Z")

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I have a 1996 F150, V-8, 5.0L. In the past month or so it has developed a starting problem. Every once and a while it will not start, it cranks fine just not firing up. Once it does fire, hours or days later it runs fine. I took it into the shop where they had it for a week and it started every time. I got lucky (sort of) yesterday, I got the truck inspected and when I went to pick it up it would not start. The mechanic said it was not getting spark so we replaced the ignition control module. Went to start a couple hours after getting home and it would not start again. I am going to take it in again, anyone have any ideas what the problem might be, had this problem also? Any help would be appreciated, THANKS!

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**Author:** ![bskubon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@bskubon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bskubon)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-f150-intermittent-start/40221/2 "2009-12-04T21:27:12Z")

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IT has not started up since the ignition control module was replaced.

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-f150-intermittent-start/40221/3 "2009-12-04T22:52:11Z")

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The pickup in the distributor?

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**Author:** ![sporkme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sporkme](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sporkme)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-f150-intermittent-start/40221/4 "2010-02-09T07:25:05Z")

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Does the truck have two fuel tanks? Each tank has a pump. My 300 L6 would not start on the rear tank’s module but would run on it, so I replaced both. A rough start on the bad module would throw a code. If you have access to a hoist, it may be easier to remove the bed than to drop the tanks.