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From: channelview tx
help!
just drove 50 f1 to the store wow almost didnt make it back sputtering
jerking i think wire from gen to wiring harness i am going to try
to trace it now it done it a while back and thats what it was i hope
any other suggestions ?? thanks richard jobe
jerking i think wire from gen to wiring harness i am going to try
to trace it now it done it a while back and thats what it was i hope
any other suggestions ?? thanks richard jobe
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Richard - as always, in the absence of a obvious problem, eliminate one thing at a time until you find the problem. Sounds like some sort of ignition problem, but might be a fuel problem. Kinda doubt it's your generator - but it's possible.
Replace your points, condenser, rotor, and distributor cap. Cheap stuff that may eliminate the problem. Check the low-voltage wire (not the spark wire) from the coil to the distributor. Make sure to check the connection of this wire inside the distributor. Also check the braided wire inside the distributor to make sure it isn't frayed, broken, or shorting out. If all that fails to fix the problem, you might try a new coil and/or ballast resistor (if your truck has one). Finally, make sure you have a good, solid system voltage supply at the input to your ignition system (ballast resistor or coil if you don't have a ballast resistor). Then move on to the fuel system. Good luck.
Replace your points, condenser, rotor, and distributor cap. Cheap stuff that may eliminate the problem. Check the low-voltage wire (not the spark wire) from the coil to the distributor. Make sure to check the connection of this wire inside the distributor. Also check the braided wire inside the distributor to make sure it isn't frayed, broken, or shorting out. If all that fails to fix the problem, you might try a new coil and/or ballast resistor (if your truck has one). Finally, make sure you have a good, solid system voltage supply at the input to your ignition system (ballast resistor or coil if you don't have a ballast resistor). Then move on to the fuel system. Good luck.
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thanks
you were right it wasnt gen wire i messed up it was the wire from coil goes right next to gen wire it was briken and grounding out thanks we are back
running again i am looking to put a girley 302 & trans i already have r end
out early 90s f150 thanks richard jobe houston texas life&limb houston freeways
running again i am looking to put a girley 302 & trans i already have r end
out early 90s f150 thanks richard jobe houston texas life&limb houston freeways
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From: Friendswood, Texas
Richard,
Do you have a flathead in there now? If you do and you are going to replace it, please let me know. I would be interested in it. I have a couple of engine-less trucks at the moment that I would like to put flatheads back in. And I'm just up the road from you. Would love to see your truck sometime. Please post some pictures.
Do you have a flathead in there now? If you do and you are going to replace it, please let me know. I would be interested in it. I have a couple of engine-less trucks at the moment that I would like to put flatheads back in. And I'm just up the road from you. Would love to see your truck sometime. Please post some pictures.
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Richard, Just a friendly suggestion:
If you start you sentences with a capital letter and end them with a period it would go a long way towards making it easier to read and understand your posts. Or at least hit an enter after each so they start on a new line. There are many of us OF's here that have a problem translating IM or email dialect (or whatever it is) that might be able to give assistance if we could understand what is being asked.
If you start you sentences with a capital letter and end them with a period it would go a long way towards making it easier to read and understand your posts. Or at least hit an enter after each so they start on a new line. There are many of us OF's here that have a problem translating IM or email dialect (or whatever it is) that might be able to give assistance if we could understand what is being asked.
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AX,
It's the Channelview in him. Remember the Texas Cheerleader mom story? That was C-view. (Richard - Hope you know I'm just busting your chops a little. Glad to see another Houstonian on here. Hope you stick around - and let me know about that Flathead if that's what's still in there.)
It's the Channelview in him. Remember the Texas Cheerleader mom story? That was C-view. (Richard - Hope you know I'm just busting your chops a little. Glad to see another Houstonian on here. Hope you stick around - and let me know about that Flathead if that's what's still in there.)
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