Does the stater/pick-up coil eventually die?

spock2001us

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Ok....so I ran the codes and I got a PIP/stater failure...which is great cause my car would stall every now and then and sometimes have a difficult start.

My 95gt is my DD, so I was driving to work this morning (I have not been able to put in a new stater/pip yet).....and my car stalls....it took a few minutes to get it running again after about 10 tries or so. I drove it right home. I called Murrays cause I put in a reman dizzy 2 years ago, but I can't find the receipt. He tells me I am screwed with no receipt, but they sell the PIP for $17 and a gear puller for $8.....so I give it a try and I could net remove the gear for nothing....I think the puller was too big....so I took the dizzy back up to Murrays and show them where it has a "reman" stamp on it....they recognize it and tell me they can replace the dizzy for free because it is a lifetime warrenty. So I give them back the PIP and the gear puller for a refund.....BUT, they have to order the dizzy and won't have it til tomorrow or so.

I went home and put my old dizzy back in and drove it to work (25 miles).

I need to drive to work again tomorrow, then put the new dizzy in after work tomorrow.......

My question is......how long til the PIP/dizzy/stater will give up totally and not start?.....Is it something that will eventually start each time, or does it eventually die for good?

I really don't want to get stranded driving to or from work til I can replace the dizzy/stater/pip.

Thanks....I am at work now.....hopefully I will make it home.....lol
 
There is no predicting how it will act or when it will stop working.

There is a correct puller that is specifically for Ford distributor PIP's.

If you keep some electrical contact cleaner in the car, if it dies, once you are off the road safely, etc, you can try removing the cap and spraying the PIP down (this cleans and cools the PIP off).

Good luck.