89 Ford bronco ii xlt won't start

Asked by Craigracing8687 Jan 02, 2017 at 07:29 PM about the 1989 Ford Bronco II XLT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 89 Ford bronco ii with a 2.9 l
v6 I had a blown head gasket so I
changed out the gaskets I did
everything by the book I bought a
Chilton's manual so I knew I wouldn't
screw it up I followed all the tourqe
specs and procedures but now it won't
start at first I thought it was timing but
I have tdced the engine and made sure
that the distributor was pointing at
spark one it seems that I am getting
spark and fuel I found a fuel leak that I
repaired on the inlet for the fuel rail
but still no luck getting it to run please
help

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I'm having the same issue. Using a 1985 Bronco II manual with 60K miles. At first she was using radiator fluid and running fine. I change the head gasket and all the other intake gaskets. Did all the torqueing to re-install it.

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