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Old October 22nd 17, 02:12 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
Bill Vanek[_2_]
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Default Why is my 1985 s 10 2.8 engine so hard to start ?

On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:02:05 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

>On Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 9:28:56 PM UTC-5, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> > wrote:
>> >Yes ive checked the bowl for fuel in the morning. its good.And yes the pump=
>> > is squirting gas. Ive been told that there are a couple of ignition items =
>> >that will cause this problem. Like the ignition coil, and the ignition pick=
>> >up. I replaced the coil to no avail. Im replacing the pickup next.

>>
>> Both the pickup and coil would be a waste of time, if you have done the
>> tests I suggested with viewing the spark and with viewing the timing marks
>> during starting and at idle and making sure they are in the right place and
>> not jumping around.
>> --scott
>> --
>> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

>
>Well turns out that replacing the pickup coil was not a waste of time. I replaced it and it solved the problem !


Well if that's true, then you left a LOT out of the original
description of the problem. There is no way that truck "ran fine"
after it started. Certainly not at WOT.
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