thabroncoplaya
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- 1988
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- Ford Bronco 2
Hi,
i just bought this 88 with a 2.9l v6 and am having trouble starting it. i threw in some new plugs and wires and fixed a fault in the wiring on the starter solenoid. it turns over great with a new starter and i seem to be at least getting power to the fuel pump to prime the fuel rail with a couple psi when the key is turned. the previous owner ripped out a lot of the original wiring and installed a new coil that is now just sitting on the drivers side wheel well. i located through continuity testing what i believe is supposed to be the hot lead from the ignition switch going to the positive side of the coil terminating in a boot right above the distributor near the firewall. i’m holding this wire in the picture. this might have been added by the previous owner when installing the coil but it seems to me i need to find a connector for this that is hot when the key is turned to on. is this how the coil wiring is set up from the factory? and if so where would i find the hot lead to connect this boot to?
so far i’ve been energizing the coil with a switched connection directly from the positive side of the battery, but even with this temporary fix it doesn’t want to start.
i’d appreciate any help y’all can provide!
broncoplaya
i just bought this 88 with a 2.9l v6 and am having trouble starting it. i threw in some new plugs and wires and fixed a fault in the wiring on the starter solenoid. it turns over great with a new starter and i seem to be at least getting power to the fuel pump to prime the fuel rail with a couple psi when the key is turned. the previous owner ripped out a lot of the original wiring and installed a new coil that is now just sitting on the drivers side wheel well. i located through continuity testing what i believe is supposed to be the hot lead from the ignition switch going to the positive side of the coil terminating in a boot right above the distributor near the firewall. i’m holding this wire in the picture. this might have been added by the previous owner when installing the coil but it seems to me i need to find a connector for this that is hot when the key is turned to on. is this how the coil wiring is set up from the factory? and if so where would i find the hot lead to connect this boot to?
so far i’ve been energizing the coil with a switched connection directly from the positive side of the battery, but even with this temporary fix it doesn’t want to start.
i’d appreciate any help y’all can provide!
broncoplaya