ignition problems

[andrew1346]

My 85' almost left me stranded today, I coasted home...It is cutting out, then comes back, then cuts out, you try to start it, it catches, then shuts off. So I am thinking ignition module, tried that. no good...unless me old module is bad too.Usually when a coil goes out, it goes and its done, right? So now I am thinking coil, or wiring

[stock4now90]

my dads ford coil went bad but only the primary windings went. it was hard to start and ran bad but still it worked. new coil fixed it

[speed_demon666]

when it cuts out does everything cut out (dash lights etc)because my truck had a bad fusible link and it caused me to lose power, maybe one of yours could be connected badly?

[HillbillyDeluxe]

check the wire that goes to your distributor, mine is a pinkish color (faded) anyway, mine left me stranded for about 2 hours last summer on about the hotest day, then it dawned on me that when I put the distributor gasket on I might not have re connected that power wire all the way, sure enough it had wiggled just a bit loose to look like it was on, but it wasn't clipped in. clipped it back in and off she went ( i felt like a real "donkey")

[andrew1346]

only the engine would cut out, everything else seemed to work.

I put a new coil on, a hotter coil, it is running pretty good. I did notice when I was testing it, that it still kinda cut out around 5000 rpm. I am wondering now if the system voltage is low, because I am having problems with the charging system too. I have to bring my alternator in and have it tested... but I will check that pink wire on the dist. and make sure its good too

[VEGAS84]

Check your charging system, and also check your engine ground strap. They can corrode and break.