1989 Ford Taurus WILL NOT START

Tiny
JOHN PARTCH
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  • 1989 FORD TAURUS
Engine Mechanical problem
1989 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

CARS BEEN RUNNING FINE, THEN JUST CHOKED OUT AND QUIT. IT TURNS OVER FINE BUT NO FIRE WANTED TO ONCE BUT NO MORE. WE HAVE CHECKED FUEL PUMP ITS GOOD, THE FILTER IS O.K. I'M GETTING GAS TO THE CARB. ONE "MEC." SAID PLUGS MIGHT BE FOULED SO WE PUT IN NEW PLUGS, CAP, ROTOR WE ARE GETTING SPARK TO PLUGS, SO ONE "MEC." SAID MIGHT BE TIMING CHAIN SO WE CHECKED THAT, ITS O.K. TIMED IT, ITS O.K. BUT STILL WON'T START. SO THIS "MEC." SAID IT PROBLEY IS THE BRAIN. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 AT 5:23 PM

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Tiny
BMRFIXIT
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Do you have for spark
if no spark check and suspect module
very common failure
Not sure how to check for spark check our video collection
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 AT 5:50 PM
Tiny
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Yes I have spark.
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 AT 6:06 PM
Tiny
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Do a compression test
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 AT 8:33 PM
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I have a mechanic coming over tomorrow going to put it on a machine and hopefully will find out what is wrong
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 AT 9:17 PM

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