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Feb 6, 2007 | 06:57 PM

bikeralan

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302 EFI Starting Probs

Hi all,
85 150 302 efi automatic, has a history of going through ignition modules (3rdin a year)
Just replaced one and it ran good, shut it off and now it wont start. What should I try? pickup coil?
thanks Alan

Feb 6, 2007 | 07:01 PM

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won't start as in just turns over or as in won't even crank over?

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Feb 6, 2007 | 07:05 PM

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rolls over fine but no fire

Feb 6, 2007 | 07:17 PM

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This will sound kind of funny but try holding your foot to the floor on the gas when trying to start it. Sometimes especially when it's cold you have to flood an EFI motor for it to start

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Feb 6, 2007 | 07:42 PM

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gave it a little shot of ether today and no go

Feb 7, 2007 | 12:51 AM

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Check the plug wires, my 85 wouldn't start awhile back. I found a couple of bad plug wires, put a new set on and its ran great ever since.

Feb 7, 2007 | 03:40 AM

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this has me baffled, replaced plug wires last summer. Last week was driving and it just died, replaced ign. module, started right up ran good, parked it and now no go. Had one loose wire in the wiring just ahead of the module, fixed that last week as well. I am about to look for a chevy lol.
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Alan

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Feb 8, 2007 | 08:48 AM

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well this morning it fired up, had to use some jumper cables and another shot of ether.
It has been extremely cold the past couple weeks here (northern mich). I have it inside thawing now.
In the past yeaer this is the third ignition module, should I go ahead and replace the dist pickup too?
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alan

Feb 8, 2007 | 12:59 PM

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It wouldn't hurt to go ahead and replace it. If it has an intermittent short in it, it may be blowing your modules.

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Feb 11, 2007 | 04:24 AM

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After warming it up it started fine and ten minutes later nothing, I replaced the dist with a rebuilt. Seems to have fixed the problem (I hope) lol.
Thanks for your help
Alan