F150 2004 pick up - 2004 Ford F150

The pick up coil is in the distributor cap. Mark and remove the plug wires, remove the cap, remove the pick up coil. Fining order for 5.0/5.7 is 18436572. Counter clockwise.

Should be in the bottom of the distributor.

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You can try a high powered magnet, i would try a pick set, get two needle point picks and pinch the key between them and pull out. You can pick up a pick set at your local parts store.

Check for 12 volts at the coil with the key on. This system uses a hall effect pick-up which is located in the distributor. Along with this pick-up you have either a (TFI) thick film ignition module or a duraspark ignition module. If you have a TFI it will be mounted on the side of the distributor. A duraspark module will be mounted to the drivers side fender well. In most cases, the pick up in the distributor is the root cause. If you have a TFI module, the pick up and module are usually replaced as a pair. Good Luck.

he pick-up coil/stator assembly is located under the distributor cap, and once the distributor cap is removed from the distributor, just remove the ignition rotor, and then simply un-plug the wire connector to the the pick-up coil/stator and then lift it straight up and away from the distributor, and when re-installing the pick-up coil/stator be sure to align the square tab and the rounded tab on the pick-up coil/stator to match with the distributor housing and with the distributor cap and install the ignition rotor and the distributor cap, and then re-connect the wire connector to the pick-up coil/stator.

The pick-up coil/stator is easily replaced in a dodge distributor, and once you have removed the distributor cap and the ignition rotor, then just dis-connect the wire connector from the pick-up coil/stator and lift it straight up and out of the distributor, and the distributor does not have to be removed or dis-assembled to replace the pick-up coil/stator. There are two alignment tabs on the pick-up coil/stator that will match up with the distributor cap when the pick-up coil/stator is properly installed. Here are two images to help assist you.

PICK-UP COIL (HEI)

1. Isolate 2 pick-up coil lead wires. Remove pick-up coil connector from module. Connect ohmmeter to either terminal and ground. See Fig. 4 . Connect pump and apply vacuum to test vacuum advance unit. Replace vacuum advance unit if inoperative. Connect ohmmeter to pickup coil terminals. Operate vacuum pump and observe ohmmeter throughout the vacuum range.

2. Attach ohmmeter to one pick-up coil terminal and distributor housing. Set ohmmeter to middle scale. Operate vacuum advance throughout vacuum range. Reading should be infinite at all times. If not, replace pick-up coil. See Meter "A" in Fig. 4 .

3. Connect ohmmeter leads to pick-up coil connector terminals. Operate vacuum pump to ensure proper operation throughout vacuum range. Flex terminal wires by hand to check for possible intermittent defects in wiring or connectors. Pick-up resistance should be 500-1500 ohms. If resistance is incorrect, replace pick-up coil. See Meter "B" in Fig. 4 .

NOTE: Activation of the vacuum advance may align trigger wheel tooth and pick-up coil pole piece causing ohmmeter pointer to deflect. This
deflection should not be diagnosed as a faulty pick-up coil.

ck for the pick up coil working.unplug pick up coil remove wire from ignition coil to dist lay coil wire still connected to coil about 1/2 inch from ground turn key on take a jumper wire and jump the wires on the engine harness side of the connector if it has a spark replace the pick up coil in the distributor

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