Will not start...Tryed many things..Help

[Lt.Del]

yes they also have pickup coils

[JohnnyCanuck]

you checked all your plugs to see if there's spark, maybe weak spark?  What shape are your wires in.

[Harmon]

Replaced them last year...have not inspected them

[topp]

Pickup coil......

[Harmon]

Ok, so if i replaced the coil on top of the cap, I have not replaced the Pick up coil?

If so then where is this located....I have never done this before.

[VileZambonie]

What did you replace your distributor with? Is it a vacuum advance HEI or an ESC distributor?

[VileZambonie]

Tell you what.... Why don't you visit your own thread?

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=20186.0

[Harmon]

I replaced the coil on top of the cap...is that the "pick up coil"?

[Harmon]

Its the same HEI dist. that was there, just been replacing all its parts...as far as Vacuum or ESC I do no know.

[Lt.Del]

no, that's the ignition coil.  The pick up coil requires removing the distributor from the intake.

[VileZambonie]

Harmon, I am going to combine this thread as you skipped over the details in the other thread and have the same questions. I posted a link on how to replace a pick up coil for you. Take a picture of your existing distributor. Replace the distributor if you don't know where it came from with one like the one I recommended. You can't really go wrong especially with the price.

[76k104x4]

If it was me id just go ahead and buy a brand new distributor and be done with it

[Lt.Del]

you could always do what i do, go to a slavage yard and pull a distributor from an engine for $20 and keep it in your garage for a spare.  If you have ignition problems, pull out the spare and drop it in.  Plus, you'll have spare parts (ign module, pickup coil, ign. coil, rotor, cap etc..).

[Irish_Alley]

This is why we suggested replacing the whole distributor or getting parts tested. Now you have replaced everything but the pickup coil and still have the same problem. So the problem probably going to be the pick-up coil. I can see how you got the pickup coil confused with ignition coil. But that’s why we were telling you how to go at this. We don’t have anything to gain by helping people sometimes we need help all but God himself “vile” lol j/k.