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By jimmy - 10 Years Ago
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Title says it all. The motor will be running fine and then right out of the blue the motor will die. it will not cough or sputter like its running out of fuel. some time it will start right back up and sometimes it would be awhile before it starts again. I have changed the coil and it will still do it. I'm thinking of changing the condenser and or a new key switch. I have also thought about a new fuel pump but its not acting like a fuel problem. Anybody else have this problem? Any thoughts?
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By ponymare - 10 Years Ago
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You may want to check the wire going from the switch to the coil, and others before replacing parts that may not be needed.
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By paul2748 - 10 Years Ago
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It might be loose wire somewhere or a wire that is grounding out. Check all your connections including at the starter switch. Check inside the distributor to see if a wire might be grounding out.
If it's a new condensor, that could be your problem. Got an old one around the worked ok?
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By aussiebill - 10 Years Ago
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jimmy (12/25/2015)
Title says it all. The motor will be running fine and then right out of the blue the motor will die. it will not cough or sputter like its running out of fuel. some time it will start right back up and sometimes it would be awhile before it starts again. I have changed the coil and it will still do it. I'm thinking of changing the condenser and or a new key switch. I have also thought about a new fuel pump but its not acting like a fuel problem. Anybody else have this problem? Any thoughts?
Curious what you may have done to engine before this started happening ?
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By jimmy - 10 Years Ago
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I replaced the plugs and wires a few week before this started. I have had the truck for 26 years and no other work has been done other then plugs, wirers, cap, and rotor about four years back and it has not been running for the last 3 years. I was doing some what of a resto to it>
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By Ted - 10 Years Ago
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Add this to the list. Check the ground wire within the distributor.
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By jimmy - 10 Years Ago
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IH have unwrapped the wires from the fire wall plug to the plug that leads to the coil and oil and coolant sending units Dint see anything that would cause any problem except the brittle insulation. Up inside the dash looks like it may be impossibleponymare (12/25/2015)
You may want to check the wire going from the switch to the coil, and others before replacing parts that may not be needed.
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By jimmy - 10 Years Ago
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I was thinking of running a wire from the battery to the coil to give it own power supply to try a rule out any problem from the coil to the truck I'm also thinking it could be a hair line crack in the Distibutor that could be grounding itself out.Ted (12/26/2015)
Add this to the list. Check the ground wire within the distributor.
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By chiggerfarmer - 10 Years Ago
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Point sets can be tricky like that also. I looked at some while engine was removed from vehicle and easy to service. Although they had been inactive for a few years they looked new so I wiped them with a clean cloth, adjusted gap and left them alone. The result was intermittent ignition failure very similar to what you describe. So now if I am going to take time and effort to do anything at all to them I do a replacement. The cost of replacement is less on the wallet than on my patience.
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By jimmy - 10 Years Ago
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Thanks for the help guys> I'll let you know when I find the problem
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