To my knowledge,A bad condenser in the distributor will act exactly as you
are describing.The engine will always start,but won't stay running.Not an
expensive part either.If it wasn't all ready changed.Tom in N.J.
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Ole Chevy and GMC tru
If your truck is firing and dying it's probably not electrical - it's
either fuel or air - and fuel is the most likely. Could be clogged
filter or failed fuel pump. Disconnect the fuel line before the carb and
crank the engine and see how much gas pumps out- by the way, put end of
line in milk
I had to fix a crimped gas line on my truck since I
once got fuel but too little fuel.
On the Quadrajet carby I have I removed the stock
filter, which you can't see, and replaced it with an
inline, clear filter I can see.
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> First thing I'd check is a fuel filter. A
First thing I'd check is a fuel filter. A dirty one could cause that
problem and it's a quick fix. I'd also check to see you are getting
enough pressure and volume at the carb. Getting gas through the system
doesn't mean you're getting enough, so if you haven't verified that
would be a place to che
I guess you could ask yourself which of the items the
air pumps we call engines must have to run is missing:
1) Air/fuel mixture (you've checked fuel already)
2) Good compression
3) Good spark
4) Proper timing
Have you done a compression test?
Jon L.
--- brynzadrine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ok, heres my problem. I can start my truck, but it won't stay running.
I thought it was out of gas and checked that out from the tank up to
the carburetor. I am thinking that I have a wiring problem. The truck
will turn over and fire up but then will just peter out without
actually running. Whe
