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Here's a couple you can look at. Not sure what year you vett is. I am assuming it turns over but does not start. Spark-check the coil to spark plugs make sure you are getting a spark to the piston. Fuel-make sure you are getting fuel to the carb. Could be a bad fuel pump,clogged fuel filter, or maybe some trash in the carb. Timing-timing chain could be loose and jumped a couple of teeth. Good luck let us know what it is!! >From: "Herbert Lumpp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Chevelle List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Chevelle-List] Ignition woes (Vette, kinda long) >Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:13:18 -0800 > >Hi everyone, > >This is about my Vette, hopefully someone will have an idea... > >About a week ago my wife and I drove the Vette to visit her sister. Round >trip was about 260 miles. It ran just fine all the way there and all the >way home. Once we were home, I pulled up to the driveway so my wife could >move her truck out of the way (the Vette sleeps inside the garage). As she >was getting out, the engine sputtered and died. I turned the key and it >cranked a little longer than normal but finally started back up. It >sounded a little rougher but it was running. I pulled it into the garage >and shut it off. > >Yesterday I fiddled around with it and got it running by slowly moving the >distributor until it fired. It seemed to be running ok, I even went and >got gas. Sure enough, the movers show up this morning and I go to move the >Vette and the damn thing won't start! It'll turn over forever but it just >won't start. I pulled the #1 plug and checked my timing about a dozen >times, I pulled the valve covers and the valve train appears to be working >properly, I even went to Autozone and got another distributor just to see >if that was the problem, no dice. > >This is really irritating considering it was running just fine before the >little road trip! > >The only other thing I can think of is the ignition switch is bad. I >installed a new one a few years back for some reason (I still have the >original). Even if the ignition switch was bad that wouldn't explain why >it died the way it did. > >Am I missing something? Any suggestions? > >Thanks guys (and gal)... > >cYa- > >Herb Lumpp >1966 El Camino >ACES #3509 >http://web.tampabay.rr.com/herbsworld/index.htm > > > George Hernandez [EMAIL PROTECTED] 66 Chevelle SS 396 69 Corvette 427 00 T/A WS6 MN6 02 Avalanche Truck My Web page below http://www.chevellepages.com/ghern/ _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
