1996 Mercury Cougar Support Question
1996 Mercury Cougar Support Question
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Question posted by michaelcarly1 on January 21st, 2015
96 Mercury Cougar 3.8 Litre V6
Car quit running while driving. Towed it in checked fuses all good,no spark at coil pack,changed coil pack still didn't start. Next I changed crank posotion sensor still won't start. I checked for spark at plug wires and all have spark. Took 3 plugs out on drivers side all have spark. I'm lost please help!
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Answer #1: Posted by Autodiy on January 22nd, 2015 4:59 AM
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the causes of that problem are mentioned on the link below
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