1979 Mercury Cougar how do i fix

1979 MERCURY COUGAR
100,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GRITTY52
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My 79cougar suddenly died while driving wasn't. Getting. Any spark I replaced the coil and coil module. Still. No spark from coil at all what could it be?
Aug 9, 2010 at 8:36 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Inspect and test the distibutor pick-up coil -make sure you're getting power to the coil from the ignition switch
Aug 9, 2010 at 8:45 PM
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GRITTY52
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Thank you my friend. Had the same issue. Replaced distributor solved it Ima. Try that thanks very much
Aug 9, 2010 at 8:49 PM
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