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WE'VE HAD THIS TRUCK BACK TWO TIMES. IT HAS GAS, GOOD BATTERY, GOOD SPARK BUT WON'T FIRE BECAUSE THE DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT KEEPS SHEARING OFF THE ROLL PIN KEEPER ON THE LOWER HALF GOING TO THE GEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT.

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Oil pump is seized and needs to be replaced.... This is common to ford engines.

The distributor is driven off the cam and then has a rod going into the oil pump... when the pump seizes it will sheer the roll pin or break the oil pump drive.

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