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86 GMG · 09-21-2005, 09:30 AM

i was traveling down the road and i was low on fuel and the truck started sputtering and died so i put more gas in it and primed the carb it just wont start i have tested the spark it was during the day but i couldnt see a spark, the fuel pump is pumping(removed the hose and had someone turn the key it pumped) any suggestions would be appreciated i need to either get it started asap or get it towed home

live85 · 09-21-2005, 09:48 AM

Mine has surprisingly died on a couple of occasions with no explanation. On both occasions it was an electrical part around the distributor, I can't remember what it's called

, but it's a little bigger than a matchbox. I think it's white in color. Sorry about your delimna. Hope it works out soon.

Update: yea yea yea, that's it. Ignition Module.

woody96 · 09-21-2005, 09:56 AM

Mine occasionally does the same thing....the Ignition Module is going bad---I think it is a black small box that sits beside/attached to the dist cap----I think----...I take the air cleaner off and tap it with a screwdriver...cranks right up after that........If your ignition has one-----the ignition module may be going bad or has gone bad,.......

86 GMG · 09-21-2005, 10:28 AM

i already tried the screw driver/hammer thing it didnt work and the wife wouldnt let me get a BFH so i went home. thanks woody96 i needed that laugh i have another distributor in my garage that i can donor for parts while in the parking lot if not i will tow to a friends shop wish me luck and thanks for your help 86 gmg

mitch1965 · 09-21-2005, 11:06 AM

The ignition module in the dist. is my bet. They have a habit of going out at the most inoportune times.

86 GMG · 09-22-2005, 02:34 PM

i have changed the module and it has fire now but i think i have the dizzy 180 out it turns over and has a deep thump as turning and it spits a flame out carb just kind of a busrt of flame not a standing flame what do you guys thing 180 degrees out still?

a28doc · 09-22-2005, 04:52 PM

sounds like it is 180 out try it and see what happens
Doc

hotrodhomi · 09-23-2005, 02:08 AM

it will not just jump 180 deg. out. Did you remove the distibutor or just replace the rotor?

86 GMG · 09-23-2005, 08:39 AM

i had removed the dizzy i did have it 180 out but now it runs good enough to drive to the shop it accually drove better last night than it has in the last few weeks my friend and i are going to give it a good tune-up thanks for your help and atleast know i dont have to worry about someone doing something to it in the parking lot

a28doc · 09-23-2005, 11:13 AM

glad you got it going have a vehicle break down on ya when not at home is aggarvating to say the least
Doc

86 GMG · 09-23-2005, 12:30 PM

exactly my thoughts but if they didnt break down on use at sometime then we would have to do something else like drive these truck and whats the fun in that

09-21-2005, 09:30 AM	#1
86 GMG Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 943	Truck Won't Start i was traveling down the road and i was low on fuel and the truck started sputtering and died so i put more gas in it and primed the carb it just wont start i have tested the spark it was during the day but i couldnt see a spark, the fuel pump is pumping(removed the hose and had someone turn the key it pumped) any suggestions would be appreciated i need to either get it started asap or get it towed home __________________ square body trucks an addiction or an investment either way they consume all my extra time and money

09-21-2005, 09:48 AM	#2
live85 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Minor, AL Posts: 91	Mine has surprisingly died on a couple of occasions with no explanation. On both occasions it was an electrical part around the distributor, I can't remember what it's called , but it's a little bigger than a matchbox. I think it's white in color. Sorry about your delimna. Hope it works out soon. Update: yea yea yea, that's it. Ignition Module. Last edited by live85; 09-21-2005 at 11:09 AM.

09-21-2005, 09:56 AM	#3
woody96 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chapin, SC Posts: 392	Mine occasionally does the same thing....the Ignition Module is going bad---I think it is a black small box that sits beside/attached to the dist cap----I think----...I take the air cleaner off and tap it with a screwdriver...cranks right up after that........If your ignition has one-----the ignition module may be going bad or has gone bad,....... __________________ "Fighting for our freedoms....."

09-21-2005, 10:28 AM	#4
86 GMG Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 943	i already tried the screw driver/hammer thing it didnt work and the wife wouldnt let me get a BFH so i went home. thanks woody96 i needed that laugh i have another distributor in my garage that i can donor for parts while in the parking lot if not i will tow to a friends shop wish me luck and thanks for your help 86 gmg __________________ square body trucks an addiction or an investment either way they consume all my extra time and money

09-21-2005, 11:06 AM	#5
mitch1965 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 376	The ignition module in the dist. is my bet. They have a habit of going out at the most inoportune times. __________________ '99 K1500 Tahoe, 2dr, barn doors - 350/ 4L60E, 3.73 '01 K2500HD Silverado Ext Cab - 496/ Allison, 4.10

09-22-2005, 02:34 PM	#6
86 GMG Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 943	i have changed the module and it has fire now but i think i have the dizzy 180 out it turns over and has a deep thump as turning and it spits a flame out carb just kind of a busrt of flame not a standing flame what do you guys thing 180 degrees out still? __________________ square body trucks an addiction or an investment either way they consume all my extra time and money

09-22-2005, 04:52 PM	#7
a28doc '87 V20 4x4 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: South Western Ohio Posts: 1,073	sounds like it is 180 out try it and see what happens Doc __________________ '86 K5 Blazer 4x4 FOR SALE '87 v20 4X4 '99 S10 Blazer 4X4

09-23-2005, 02:08 AM	#8
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	it will not just jump 180 deg. out. Did you remove the distibutor or just replace the rotor?

09-23-2005, 08:39 AM	#9
86 GMG Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 943	i had removed the dizzy i did have it 180 out but now it runs good enough to drive to the shop it accually drove better last night than it has in the last few weeks my friend and i are going to give it a good tune-up thanks for your help and atleast know i dont have to worry about someone doing something to it in the parking lot __________________ square body trucks an addiction or an investment either way they consume all my extra time and money

09-23-2005, 11:13 AM	#10
a28doc '87 V20 4x4 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: South Western Ohio Posts: 1,073	glad you got it going have a vehicle break down on ya when not at home is aggarvating to say the least Doc __________________ '86 K5 Blazer 4x4 FOR SALE '87 v20 4X4 '99 S10 Blazer 4X4

09-23-2005, 12:30 PM	#11
86 GMG Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 943	exactly my thoughts but if they didnt break down on use at sometime then we would have to do something else like drive these truck and whats the fun in that __________________ square body trucks an addiction or an investment either way they consume all my extra time and money



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