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Old 10-21-2014, 05:31 PM
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So my dad was driving my truck back from work and he felt a clunk and the check engine light came on, and the engine shut off. He was able to get it started after a few minutes, so I pulled codes and got this:

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I'm completely lost. Over the passed few weeks I have replaced the header gaskets, drive shaft u-joints, and done some dash work. The truck is a 1996 5.0 auto withe obd2. Thanks!
Old 10-21-2014, 06:12 PM
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I would start by tracing any ignition wires to make sure there is no physical damage. After that i would check for any shorts and start looking at how to test the sensors for proper function. This should give you a start.

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It says the distributor isn't giving the computer a signal.
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So I should check all the connections?
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Also the coil, cap, rotor, wires, and plugs are less than a year old, so I don't think that the coil would be failing already.
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I'd be looking at the distributor.
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Originally Posted by qdeezie
I'd be looking at the distributor.
What should I be looking for? Sorry, I'm still kinda new to this. How should I test it?
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Pull the cap and take a good look at things for starters. The clunk noise kinda makes you wonder if something broke
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So here's what the engine-codes site said:

- Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)
- Lack/Loss of Power
- The engine may be harder to start
- The engine may stumble or stall

It has been doing all of these, and I think that the clunking is more of a stumbling.
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