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    Truck won't start after sitting for years

    Got some news yesterday. First, the bad...I'm about to start a 3 month long project at work which will severely limit my free time. And the good...during the meeting about that project, my wife messaged me and asked me to take today off so we could camp out last night. Of course I jumped all...
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    Truck won't start after sitting for years

    OK, so first, thanks for the ideas. For clarification, there is nothing when I plug in the spark tester on the coil wire. Thus, we have nothing going into the distributor. The reason I'm leaning toward the coil is because there have always been issues with ground on this truck. I'm thinking...
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    Truck won't start after sitting for years

    Finally got some free time to work on this beast...then it started raining. I was able to use a spark tester to check for spark...no go. Thus, I'm off to research the coil and how to test it. It's pretty well rusted, but I want to be sure it's dead before I start chucking parts at the...
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    Tip for parts search

    A good parts person will be able to find the parts you need, if you have the old part. A great parts person can find it with pictures. Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Rebuild or replace starter?

    What is the mini starter I keep reading about? I've seen that it's a 4.3 starter, but the nose cone is smaller on those. Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Tip for parts search

    As a parts guy, I get so frustrated with my co-workers who are willing to say no without even a little bit of thought. "Well, computer says we don't have it..." Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Intro and apologizing in advance

    I've been up your way a time or two. That is a nice little campus in Altoona, isn't it? Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Intro and apologizing in advance

    What part of pa? Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Truck won't start after sitting for years

    SES light is illuminated in the on position. Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Truck won't start after sitting for years

    Fuel pump does run when the key is turned on. The distributor cap *is* held on with Phillips screws, but they are also 5.5 mm hex head, which is what I was using the wrench for. Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
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    Intro and apologizing in advance

    As promised, pictures and some test results, posted in a new thread, here: http://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/truck-wont-start-after-sitting-for-years.22724/
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    Truck won't start after sitting for years

    Here are some photos of the Throttle Body, and the wiring of the ignition system. The only visible issue is some stripped insulation on the hot wire into the right (passenger side) injector. Here is what I was able to determine with the trusty multimeter, with the key in the "on" position...
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    Truck won't start after sitting for years

    As promised in the intro thread, I have returned with photos, and some test results. First, the project: a beaten and battered 87 V20, which has seen severe neglect. My objective at this point is to make it move under it's own power, since I have nothing capable of moving it, to a slightly...
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    Intro and apologizing in advance

    Oh, there will be pics. In fact, I will take some tomorrow after work (I picked up a second job at Autozone for the winter, and stayed a bit longer than I wanted). Now that I know one of the disconnected wires goes to the ignition module, that seems a likely culprit.
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    Intro and apologizing in advance

    Hi! Al, from Altoona, PA here. I finally got the go-ahead from my mom to fix up my dad's old truck. It's been sitting in the woods for about 10 years now, and hasn't run in two. It is an '87 v20, with 350 TBI. I tried to crank it up today, with a used Optima Yellow Top I picked up cheap at...

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