1988MUSKRAT

I was sitting at idle and it cut off tried to start but it wouldn't start. Had the ecm checked a was told it was good. Bought a new coil still no spark. Changed out the secondary coil thing in the dist. still nothing. The car is a 1988 with mass air. Could it be the ECU?

19stang88

Are you talking about the TFI module? check the pip.

nitrous_bob

go here... this cat knows his $h!t


http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-foru...-mustangs.html

1988MUSKRAT

For the pip I need a noid light? It is the small 2 wire plug right by the dis. right?

Bubba 95SN

Read paragraph 5A, noid is used to check injector pulse. Bob gave you everything needed to know.

1988MUSKRAT

ok thanks. I went over today started up runinng like crap though I think its out of time now. I got it to my garage now. I really am puzzled though why no spark last night and fires right up today.

19stang88

How is your car set up? Is it stock? Aftermarket ignition?

1988MUSKRAT

Stock it had a accel coil but its has a stock one now. I replace the dist. cap and button. And put another ign control mod off another dist. I had the same night it broke down along with the other stuff and still got nothing. Then the next day the car starts up the second try. It used to fire up really quick.

1988MUSKRAT

Its in time now running alot better. Still unsure of what was wrong though. It starting up fine now. Thanks Bob for the help i'm printing that out for future use.

nitrous_bob

hold up... check ur inertia switch....my '89 was tricky and i think it had a bad harness. 2 times it just didnt start and i thought the dizzy mod was toast... towed it home and the next day it started. after that maybe 2 more times it didnt fire and i played with the harness and it started

shortly after that it was stolen, but thats another story that pi$$ed me off severely