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1998 4.6 no spark

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Old 01-06-2019, 12:06 PM
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1998 4.6 no spark

this truck don't have any spark, a noid light will flash 3 times, then quit until I turn off the key and try it again, the crank sensor is new and with a break out box hooked up I get steady a/c voltage, there is good fuel pressure, and with the ids hooked up I only get a second or so of cranking rpm, no trouble codes, at times it will try and start when letting off the key after cranking it, I tried a different computer with no change
 
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Old 01-06-2019, 01:01 PM
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at times it will try and start when letting off the key after cranking it,
I would suspect the ignition switch.
 
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Old 01-06-2019, 02:17 PM
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I used a remote starter on the solenoid with the same results
 
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Old 01-06-2019, 03:38 PM
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Doesn't a remote starter switch turn the engine over even if the key is OFF? If so, your test is inconclusive.
 
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Old 01-06-2019, 04:30 PM
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I think the OP confused on ignition switch...

This is NOT the ignition switch


THIS IS AN IGNITION SWITCH:
 
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I had the ignition switch on when I used the remote starter button
 
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Old 01-06-2019, 08:01 PM
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You may have had it ON, but if the switch is bad it may not be closing all the required contacts. It may have a loose or dirty/corroded connector.
 
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I had power to fuel pump, 5 volt at tp sensor, steady power to pcm
 
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Old 01-07-2019, 02:31 PM
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well I got it running again, the shop that worked on it before it came to me replaced a lot of parts, the replaced the crank sensor along with the connector for it, and when they made the connections they reversed the 2 wires, I put them the other way and it started right up
 



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