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04-06-2016, 11:51 AM
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Location: Cottonwood, Arizona
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Sub died in middle of the road this morning
Just had my carb rebuilt and new filter installed and was running fine for 3 days. Started out this morning and it died, so I pushed it while wife steered. Pulled the filter and pump is working fine. I have the Ignitor kit in distributor so no points/condensor. Cranks fine. Called the guy who worked on it and he towed it to his shop but thought I would see what members here think might be wrong. I'm leaning toward something stuck in carb that got through. I ran straight line to carb and still no start.
What do you all think it could be? 283, 4 bbl Carter. No problems until now except running rich and hesitation. Thanks in advance |
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04-06-2016, 11:59 AM
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Re: Sub died in middle of the road this morning
Did the old resistor get removed from the distributor wiring? I would also test for a low voltage condition from your ignition switch...just in case.
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04-06-2016, 12:47 PM
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Re: Sub died in middle of the road this morning
An old guy once told me "90-percent of fuel problems are ignition."
I have yet to prove him wrong. Check for spark. -Brad
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04-06-2016, 01:38 PM
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Re: Sub died in middle of the road this morning
I still have a resistor on the firewall. I'm leaning more towards electrical/spark the more I think of it.
Thanks guys. I'll post the problem here when I get my truck back. |
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04-06-2016, 03:27 PM
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Re: Sub died in middle of the road this morning
HEI's require a full 12 volts to operate correctly....any less and that'll burn them up in no time. Sounds like it has no sparkie....course the easiest way to check is put your tongue in one of the wires while the wife cranks the engine.
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04-06-2016, 05:49 PM
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Re: Sub died in middle of the road this morning
TJ. I don't have an HEI setup on mine, only a regular distributor with the "Ignitor" kit in it. Anyways the problem was simple and an easy fix. One of the wires on my ballast resistor fell off. If I'd had a flashlight, I could have fixed it myself.
Thank you to everyone who replied and offered suggestions. |
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04-06-2016, 08:53 PM
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Re: Sub died in middle of the road this morning
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04-06-2016, 08:59 PM
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Re: Sub died in middle of the road this morning
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Glad you were able to solve it. -Brad
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04-06-2016, 07:12 PM
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Re: Sub died in middle of the road this morning
Glad it was an easy fix
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