Posted by Eric B. on Friday, May 07, 2004 at 12:01PM :
In Reply to: Re: That is the issue here Eric..... posted by MoparNorm on Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 9:03PM :
Is that if Tyler has double, and triple checked everything he did, and verified (using hints from the forum, and the manuals) that what he did was correct, it might be time to check other things.
For example, I had a 230 a couple years ago, that had been sitting for years. I straightened out some of the wiring, put in fresh gas, and a new battery.
The truck fired up, and ran GREAT!
I drove it around for a few miuntes (slow speed off road), then it died, and would not restart.
I figured some wire had gone bad, or the carb had clogged, etc. The carb was rebuilt, the plugs were replaced, and Ron and I double checked everything We could think of.
After struggling with everything we could think of we finaly figured out the timing chain had come loose, and only held on long enough to run for a few minutes.
Ron and I replaced the timing chain (which was so loose that it may not have turned the camshaft anymore), and the truck ran perfectly after that.
It did sputter some with the bad timing chain, but I just did not expect that to be a problem, as the truck had run 15 min before.
Tyler, I would start at the very begining, test every wire in order, making sure you have 12 volts going where it should, then get the coil tested or replace it. The best option being parts from another truck you know runs as new parts can be bad.
Then I would check every part from the coil onwards, and at the end of the ignition system, change out the plugs for new ones.
Plugs are cheap, and easy to foul. I have brought back to life many a gas powered object by just replacing the plugs.
Once you check every part and wire of the ignition system, then check compression, and fuel delivery.
I have been seriously frustrated by many a truck, but in the end the problem can be found by very carefully going over every little peice until you find the problem.
The nice thing about a 1957 K6W300 is that there are not that many wires to check!
Good luck!
Eric