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Title: Truck Dies
Post by: theaddictedchef on October 17, 2014, 11:14:32 am

Hi guys.  It's been a while since I've been on the forum.  I'm still trying to get my truck dialed in and I've run into some challenges. 
Any time I turn the wheel to the right, moving or not, the engine dies.  I have looked and wiggled and pulled on every wire in there and can't find an exposed wire, or a loose wire.  Either from my firewall forward or behind, nor in the steering column.  Am I missing something?  Is this a distributor problem?  Is it a fuel problem?  I'm stuck and frustrated. 
Thanks!

Title: Re: Truck Dies
Post by: jaredts on October 17, 2014, 02:02:59 pm

Assuming that it dies suddenly and doesn't just lower rpm's until it stalls:  hook a wire to ground and to 12v+ at the distributor and connect to voltmeter or test light.  See if you are losing voltage there.  Assuming that is good, hook a wire up to the distributor clamp and run it to battery negative.  See if that makes the problem go away.  It could be a faulty ground wire.

Title: Re: Truck Dies
Post by: theaddictedchef on October 17, 2014, 06:45:18 pm

Thank you.  Trying that now.