why does my coil wire keep going bad

Asked by Guru6JX9N Apr 09, 2020 at 02:09 PM about the 1987 Ford E-Series E-150 STD Econoline

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the ignition system has a new control module, pickup, coil, and ignition switch.
It's an 87 E150 302 with fuel injection and electronic ignition.

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worn spark plugs and worn spark plug cables can take out a coil, ignition module, coil...even computer. If the spark doesn't fire across the electrodes, that 40,000 volts has to go somewhere

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