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Old Oct 26, 2017 | 06:44 PM
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302 randomly dies over rough bumps.

The 302 in my 76 f100 3 on the tree will randomly die sometimes going over bumps and train tracks. The engine will just go silent and the throttle has no response. after rolling to a stop I can just turn the ignition off and on and it fires right up like it never skipped a beat! happened three times over the approximate 100 miles I've driven the truck.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2017 | 08:27 PM
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Loose wire in the ignition?
 
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Old Oct 26, 2017 | 09:16 PM
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Loose wire in the ignition?
Yeah that's kind of what I assumed. It just stumped me that it would fire up like nothing happened.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 06:54 PM
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If you have an aftermarket tach, look where the tach wire passes through the firewall.
 
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