help!! my truck is still missing!!

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Re: help!! my truck is still missing!!

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something must be wrong with me. i thoguht your truck had been stolen. i cant help you much with a miss. im just not a tune up person. or much on identifing misses i should say.
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Are you 100% sure you didnt get the dizzy wet?? These things suck water like you wouldnt believe. Try washing the motor at the carwash, then start it. Wont happen. pop the top & start drying the dizzy.

Did you get the coil wet?? Maybe the coil is shot??

The engine guys will chime in & help you out.
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spraying some wd40 into the dist. should take care of any moisture issues in there if that's your problem :thup:

is the cap and rotor button new?
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Are the plugs oil fouled or fuel fouled?
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Re: help!! my truck is still missing!!

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sounds like you have 2 plug wires crossed. try switching the two that arent firing. at least check the firing order :2cents:
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i put a new cap and rotor on it when i originally rebuilt the motor. They look fine. and the two of the plugs didnt look like they were firing great, but they had no oil on them. so i guess that would be fuel fouled i dont know.. and the firing order is right.. i have triple checked it.. i will try some wd40 and see if that cures it!! and just out of curiousity, what causes i plug to get fuel fouled? i have never heard of that before.
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fuel fouled=flooded with gas.
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