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help please, code 18c KOEO

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In the past 2 weeks I have been having some weird ignition problems ranging from occasional no starts to a perceivable miss and excessive lean pop. So far everything is new in the ign. Crane HI-6 ign., MSD billet dist. and TFI module, new autolite 24's gapped at .032, the plud wires are like months old and are ford racing 8mm wires. I pulled the codes today. The only code that came up was 18c with the KOEO. when I looked up the code in my scanner manual it say's ( loss of tach input / IDM circuit failure / SPOUT circuit grounded ) My factory tach is working. So has any body else had this. Im going to see if I can buy a new spout for the ign., but I have never heard of these failing. If that doesnt work what else is there.
 

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Code 18 - SPOUT out or wiring fault - look for short to ground in SPOUT wiring going back to the computer. Possible bad TFI.
 

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jrichker said:
Code 18 - SPOUT out or wiring fault - look for short to ground in SPOUT wiring going back to the computer. Possible bad TFI.
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TFI - Do you mean the igniton module, because Ive had both the stock and MSD one on the dist. and it is the same.
 

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Consider the wiring aspect that Jrichker mentioned. You can check the SPOUT wiring (one wire sees something like 2/3 battery voltage or something like that - I'd have to look it up or JR will know off the top of his head).

Good luck.
 
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