I have recently bought a 1994 3.0L v6 ford ranger that wasnt running. It had only been parked 3 weeks since the previous owner said it just died while driving, he went threw a list of parts before just selling itand so far i think i have narrowed it down. I checked the timing by hand turning the crank shaft to TDC and checking the distributer rotor and it lined up at the #1 post so i checked with the spark plug testor and im getting no fire out of the coil, but i am getting power to it and it is new. Then checking with a noid light im getting no signal to the fuel injectors and the fuel pump which is also new. So i was told camshaft position sensor but i can't seem to locate it and am not quite sure if there is certain specific steps to replacing it. Can anyone help me out on this no start issue and if i am going the right direction???

 

Welcome to the forum

There would be no cam position sensor, or crank position sensor on an engine with a distributor, just FYI

On the distributor is a wiring harness, it should run to the TFI module on the rad support, usually in front of the battery holder on a 3.0l Ranger

Video here:

This module can fail

There is also a sensor inside the distributor that is connected to the TFI module

How it works
The distributor sensor sends a Pulse to TFI module as the distributor shaft spins(like POINTS used to), Pulse is called PIP
The TFI module uses the PIP to ground and unground the Coil, so Spark it
The TFI Module also pass the PIP signal to the Computer so it knows when to open the injectors and what RPM the engine is at

So no spark and no fuel would mean either the Distributor sensor or wiring, or TFI module or wiring is not working
The Distributor sensor rarely breaks, it can of course
The TFI modules are known to fail
But 26 year wiring can fail as well, lol, so give it a good look

 

So i grabbed a new tfi and checked the wires they look fine but its still doing the same thing and the distributer i was told was new so where should i check??

 

Spray fuel into the intake and crank the engine
If it starts then you have spark and correct timing but no fuel(after 40+ years using them, I don't think spark testers work, lol)
If no start then no spark.............or no compression(longshot)

You should have the top module here: https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-for...on-gif.535117/

The distributor sensor has 3 wires, its own 12v and Ground wires, and sends the PIP to pin 1 on the TFI module
You can test PIP with a DC Volt meter, ground the meter, use red meter probe on PIP wire
While cranking you should see a pulsing 12volt signal, 12v on/off

PIP signal starts everything(and times everything), spark and fuel, TFI module or computer have no idea you want to start the engine until they see PIP signal