this hurt my heart
- redstone65
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this hurt my heart
Was driving home from work and just died at a red light. Cranked it back up and it was ok until 2 red lights later and it died again. This time it would crank and start for a split second and then die. Tried quite a few times with the same pattern/result. Seems to be getting fuel, so I'm not sure at this point until I get some time to troubleshoot. Could be the gross GM/HEI distributor I have. Maybe the coil pack on it went out.
I've been towed a million times, but this is the first time for Sgt. Green getting hoisted. [Depressed]
Dave
1965 F-100 Flareside (240 6-cyl)
3 speed. Former military truck.
1965 F-100 Flareside (240 6-cyl)
3 speed. Former military truck.
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Re: this hurt my heart
That sucks. Hope you can get a diagnosis and get back on the road soon!
The months may change, but I am always APRIL
'63 F100 Custom Cab 223inline 6, 3speed manual- mostly stock
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Truck has been home in CA,OR,WA,NJ,VA since it's birth in San Jose Jan63
'63 F100 Custom Cab 223inline 6, 3speed manual- mostly stock
https://www.youtube.com/coastiereid
Truck has been home in CA,OR,WA,NJ,VA since it's birth in San Jose Jan63
Re: this hurt my heart
Sounds like electronic ignition failure
It will soon be back on the road , I betcha !
It will soon be back on the road , I betcha !
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
- redstone65
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Re: this hurt my heart
Thanks April!shipwrecked wrote:That sucks. Hope you can get a diagnosis and get back on the road soon!
slick4x4 wrote:Sounds like electronic ignition failure
It will soon be back on the road , I betcha !
Thanks brother. Yep, I found the issue this afternoon at lunch. One of the ignition wires feeding the coil had come loose (bad 2to1 crimp).
Dave
1965 F-100 Flareside (240 6-cyl)
3 speed. Former military truck.
1965 F-100 Flareside (240 6-cyl)
3 speed. Former military truck.
Re: this hurt my heart
Thats way better than having to pay a technician $90 an hour to diagnose a 2018 vehicle !
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
- redstone65
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Re: this hurt my heart
Well, what are the odds of this. After fixing the wire and driving to work, it wouldn't crank when I came out to go home. All I got was a click. Ended up being a bad starter solenoid. That solenoid has been fine for the past year and then all of a sudden it dies literally one crank after the other problem is fixed. Truck karma is weird sometimes.
Got that right!slick4x4 wrote:Thats way better than having to pay a technician $90 an hour to diagnose a 2018 vehicle !
Dave
1965 F-100 Flareside (240 6-cyl)
3 speed. Former military truck.
1965 F-100 Flareside (240 6-cyl)
3 speed. Former military truck.
Re: this hurt my heart
Yeah you are right there. Seems like when you have it all licked something else comes up out of the blue and sends you backwards a step or two.