1998 f150 4.2 manual xl will crank but wont start

Asked by stepets Aug 22, 2016 at 06:20 PM about the 1998 Ford F-150 XL SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

ran fine didnt drive it a couple of days now wont start

5 Answers

battery is good even tryed jumping it its got fuel in the rail when i start it and firer in the plugs

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Next thing to do, is a compression test to see if timing chain might've jumped off

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My truck coil pack wiring went to crap try wiggling those wires and start it up and see if the wiring is bad

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