| hoebob69 |
Jan 18, 2015 04:13 PM |
distributor cap issues
I'm having what a problem with fire and I believe its the distributor cap at fault. Its fairly new as i just got done rebuilding my blazer. it was driving fine and then the ignition control module went out. obviously I had to remove the distributor cap to replace it and everything came off and went back on smoothly. it ran good for almost a week and then the symptoms returned, started sputtering while driving then cut off. I got it to fire off right after that and it backfired and choked out again. naturally I thought it was the ignition control module so I replaced it and its still doing the same thing. it'll turn all day and never fire. when I replaced the ignition module i couldn't get the distributor cap to go back on. it was late at night so i just thought I couldn't see. went back the next morning and it was the same result. one screw will start but the other wont. after an hour of messing with it I finally got it screwed tight but after I checked it with my spark tester I wasn't getting any fire from the distributor, although the coil is firing properly. I also noticed that the cap was shaking back and forth as it was turning even when it was screwed down tight. has anyone else ever had this problem? I know that those distributor caps go bad but I've never had one not go back on. is there a bigger problem or is it as simple as just getting a new one seeing as how the one I have doesn't have an oil change on it. I'm really not wanting to replace the cap and then be right back where I started.
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