1989 mercury grand marquis ls cranks but no start

Asked by rcrosson2 Jan 11, 2020 at 07:31 AM about the 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

order of spark, new battery, coil, starter, alternator.  no spark from coil

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there is a sensor in the distributor? (in the old days it would have been points). Not sure about the 89, later models were controlled by the computer. Any auto store. https://www.jcwhitney.com/details/Standard/Distributor_Sensor/SILX222T.html? TID=gglpla&origin=pla&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pla&utm_campaign=69670053 6&gclid=CjwKCAiApOvwBRBUEiwAcZGdGP71ooMN9crJvdeEwgnUSqoYshyrUJsiADBQR E1fZT-PES1jxqlsphoCAfgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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You need to know if you have a pulse to energize your coil. Their are answers on google how to check this out' Its possible it could be your sensor on your distributor ?

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