WERE IS COPPELL,TX.
I had a problem sorrta like that one time I would pop and bang
going up hill run just fine down hill
found out the lobe's on the cam were going flat changing the
timing (somehow) but I changed the came and It cured my
sputter and cough, do you think after sputtering and coughing
something broke Distributor gear timing gear or something
I don't know but I do hope you get fixed
HooT_58
Jefferson,TX.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Newman <bkn6@airmail.net>
To: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 7:36 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] dead 49
> Some of you may remember my post last week about my bad luck with 3
> different vacuum advances; I thought I had that problem fixed (replaced
> #3 with another from Chevy Duty), but evidently I was mistaken. During a
> road trip yesterday, the truck started running extremely rough while
> driving uphill (same as before). Sure enough, upon inspection it turns
> out that I have killed yet another vacuum advance! While somewhat
> annoying, at least I was able to start it up and get it headed head back
> home, and this is where my latest problem started.
> We're driving down the highway at around 65 (thanks to Patricks 3:55
> rear), and start to head up a slight incline. The higher up this hill we
> drove, the rougher the old girl ran (way out of time), until finally, at
> the top of the hill, it just died. No sputter, no cough, no nothing
> .................... just quiet. Thankfully I was able to coast over to
> a farm house and get it off the highway, because its still sitting there
> this morning.
> Ok, heres what I know so far: I have fuel, and its getting to the carb.
> I have electrical power (at least until the battery goes). I am getting
> a spark at the points, but not when I try to arc a plug wire to the
> block. The consensus seems to be (at least 15 people stopped to help)
> that the problem lies somewhere between the distributor and the plugs.
> Does this make sense? Can a dead vacuum advance kill the
> rotor/condenser/coil ? The problem has got to be in that area, but I
> (we) just cant figure it out.If it makes a difference, I'm running a
> rebuilt 216 (has around 3000 miles on it), and everything on the engine
> is either new or rebuilt.
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks
> Brad Newman
> 49 3100 deluxe (dead on the side o'the road)
> 24 Chevy 1 ton (dead in the garage)
> Coppell, Texas
>
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