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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Electrical => Topic started by: Harmon on July 28, 2016, 12:51:49 pm
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1986 chevrolet c/10
I have had an issue with the truck not starting occasionally. It will turn over and the starter will work but it acts as if there's no spark. A couple of years ago I replaced the entire distributor , all the parts , cap and rotor.
Not much longer after that it did the same thing , so I took off the distributor cap and rotor and clea n them. If I do that almost every single time the truck will start. Has anyone had an issue with this? I finally bought a lifetime warranty this cap and rotor because of this issue but it makes me very weary of driving the truck as I do not want to be stranded. I do keep a back up rotor in my truck just in case though.
Any ideas of my issue or similar problems would be greatly appreciated thank you.
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How do the wires look going into the distributor? Have you double checked your timing? Have you tested the coil both cold and warm? A while ago I had a problem with my coil not working when it was warm.
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My timing is off so when it runs again I'm going to adjust it. Would timing cause no spark symptom?
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You would still have spark. You just wouldn't be getting spark at the right time.
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Check the pick up coil and ignition module