how to crank my car after running for a half an hour

Asked by Guru9LCYYS Jul 12, 2024 at 01:14 AM about the 1986 Chevrolet El Camino RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

1986 el camino runs for about a half an hour then quits and won't start back
until after cool off for hours after priming. I have changed fuel pump fuel filter,
lines, carb, put in %100 gas.

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Gene answered 4 months ago

Sounds like you lost the trigger signal to the coil. Did you test for spark during failure? If no spark replace the ignition module and distributor pickup coil.

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James answered 4 months ago

Most likely suspects are the ignition control module, in the distributor, and the ignition coil, on top of the distributor cap, in that order. When either of these parts are dying they will work perfectly until they get hot. Then they quit. GM's ignition control modules of this period were notorious for failure. Jim

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