Ingintion problem

1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD
135,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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FAUS79
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I have a 1993 thunderbird 5.0 and im experincing a problem in which the car is not starting after sitting for over 7 hours or more.what's happening is that it'll crank but the car wont start.when its acting up this way the rpm needle is non responsive, meaning their's no movement. Ive check to c if theirs fuel and their is.i then removed a cable of a plug and placed it near metal and im seeing no spark what so ever so i then gave the car a tune up by changing the spark plugs,cables, ignition coil,ignition control module,distributor cap and rotor and also the eec relay and the problem still remains.the distributor is spinning so im guessing its not the distributor., the frustrating part of it all is that the car will start right up with no problem if u let it sit long enough and once its on i can drive the car anywhere, turn it off and on as many times as i please, but once i let da car sit for a while(7 or more hours) their's the problem again... Im running out of patience and despretely need ur help..PLEASE
Jan 8, 2011 at 2:27 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Wow! you have done a lot. Have you checked the crank sensor? Also, when it doesn't start, do you get power to the coil?
Jan 8, 2011 at 3:07 AM
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FAUS79
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Theirs power to the coil., when the car is not going right their is no spark coming out of the coil but when it is going right theirs spark coming out of the coil.
Jan 11, 2011 at 2:16 AM
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FAUS79
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And this motor does not come equipped with a crank sensor only the 4.6 and other motors do.
Jan 11, 2011 at 2:22 AM
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FAUS79
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Im starting to think it might be the hall sensor or the distributor., does the distributor come with the hall sensor or does it have to purchased sepretly?? What do you think??
Jan 12, 2011 at 10:56 PM
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BLACKOP555
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If its the hall effect sensor it will generally have a soft feel to it when you touch it. If it is bad then you need to replace it. Is it equipped with the tfi ignition with distributor mounted icm?
Jan 31, 2011 at 4:19 AM
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FAUS79
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Yes but the icm is not mounted on the distibutor., icm is located by the passenger headlight.,
Jan 31, 2011 at 5:04 AM
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Ive seen hall effects steadily go bad. Not a good design by ford reliability wise. You can purchase it separately. Just remove rotor and the top part of distributor. Be careful not to drop the screws... not fun getting them out. You could test the hall effect if you want
Feb 5, 2011 at 2:55 AM