LYTEMUP
Junior Member
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2013
- Posts
- 20
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- Location
- Kansas
- First Name
- Mike
- Truck Year
- 1986
- Truck Model
- C10 Custom
- Engine Size
- 305 c.i.
I have an 86 C10 with a 305 (installed in 2004). The truck is in overall pretty good shape. I instilled a 1406 Edelbrock carb, new Taylor wires, plugs and a little dress up. The truck has a newer distributor and a good battery. I was having problems with the truck just turning over and not getting any fire. You can tell it is getting fuel because you can smell it. The other day it would not start at all. The truck just turns over and thats it. I checked for power to the distributor and it was good. I had the ignition module tested and ended up buying a new one from O'Reilly's. It fired right up and ran for a day. The next day it did it again. I tested the module again and it was fine. Replaced the rotor and it fired right up. I did notice that the little "button" in the top of the distributor cap did not actu like it had a spring to it. I took it apart and it was in there. Cleaned a little bit of slag off the "button" in the distributor, installed the rotor and it fired right up. Drove it for a few days. got in it this morning to go to work, it started up, started choking and sputtering then died. Will just turn over now, no fire.
I am wondering if it is a bad pick up coil? I think the electronic spark has already been bypassed. I have a 5 wire module. Can I buy one of those complete 50K distributors on Ebay that everyone is talking about? I hear for being cheep they actually work great. I was just wondering because alot of aftermarket distributors do not have a 4 wire harness plugging into the bottom of the cap next to the 1 power wire harness. Advise please? Thank you.
I am wondering if it is a bad pick up coil? I think the electronic spark has already been bypassed. I have a 5 wire module. Can I buy one of those complete 50K distributors on Ebay that everyone is talking about? I hear for being cheep they actually work great. I was just wondering because alot of aftermarket distributors do not have a 4 wire harness plugging into the bottom of the cap next to the 1 power wire harness. Advise please? Thank you.