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02-28-2008, 07:41 AM
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Truck wont start.
Ok, so I took the truck to get smogged today, and on the way home I was driving on the freeway, when the gas pedal stopped working. I would press it down, but nothing would happen. So I pulled off the road, and stopped. I tried the gas again, nothing. So I turned the truck of, and checked it out. What I found was a hose that goes from the canister to the top of the front of the carb had a large hole burnt in it, fresh burn.
 So I figured that must be the problem, so I kink the hose, try and start the truck, and it wont go. It will crank but not fire up. So I get it towed home, replace the hose, and the truck still, will not fire up. It cranks, gets gas, but will just not fire up. I even tried a little carb start spray, but got nothing. What do you guys think the problem is? |
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02-28-2008, 08:16 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
check for spark?
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02-28-2008, 08:48 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
It got dark but thats first on the list tomorrow.
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02-28-2008, 08:59 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
Where it is getting fuel, it has to be spark. either none, or timing. If you didn't hear valves hitting pistons, I doubt if it jumped time. so that leaves it as a distributer problem. bad module, lost input power to coil, fried coil.
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02-28-2008, 04:53 PM
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Re: Truck wont start.
89crew, I'm pretty sure that even if you lose a timing chain in a 350, the pistons shouldn't hit the valves. I just don't think that particular engine is designed that way. So Rc 415, you might want to check the timing too.
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02-28-2008, 05:06 PM
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Re: Truck wont start.
If you don't have spark, and the coil ckecks out, then look for a broken wire to the pick-up coil in the base of the distributor.
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02-28-2008, 07:57 PM
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Re: Truck wont start.
Its not getting any spark. great now I gotta tear into the distributer.
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02-28-2008, 08:03 PM
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Re: Truck wont start.
you want to verify that the distributer is turning. I would still expect it to be a module.
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02-28-2008, 08:23 PM
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Re: Truck wont start.
how do I check the coil and module?
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02-28-2008, 10:35 PM
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Re: Truck wont start.
the module was bad, i replaced it, i am getting spark, but i think the engine is flooded, because it wont start
Last edited by Rc 415; 02-28-2008 at 11:36 PM. |
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02-28-2008, 11:41 PM
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Re: Truck wont start.
Yeah I was gonna say replace the module also, dang I thought I was looking under my hood, looks just like my snake pit
  how's it going you get her fired up?? 
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02-29-2008, 12:49 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
Yup, just fired up, runs great once again!
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02-29-2008, 01:54 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
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Yes they will hit.... learned the hard way on the cooper river bridge in a 86 firebird...
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02-29-2008, 04:53 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
I really thoght small blocks were non interferance. I have never had a chain let go or jump on one though.
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02-29-2008, 06:04 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
I just sold it, 4100 cash.
Last edited by Rc 415; 02-29-2008 at 06:05 AM. |
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02-29-2008, 07:52 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
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02-29-2008, 08:12 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
No, I think he's saying he sold the Firebird...
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02-29-2008, 08:43 AM
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Re: Truck wont start.
Nope, dont have a Firebird, Sold the ol' truck, A real nice guy from Ventura Ca. came up and bought it, He has a sweet collection of old cars, and he is going to finish it right. All you So Cal guys look out for it!
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