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1966-Suburban-V-8 · 05-10-2008, 06:50 AM

Hold on there! Don't pull that starter just yet. You said earlier that it cranks normally. Until you started having battery problems. Go out and pull the battery from the Nissan and give it a try. Sounds llike your battery may be toast. Has it been starting & running good since you replaced the distributor?
Pull all the plugs, Crank it without pumping the gas. Turn it over for about 15 sec. Now go give it the sniff test. Should be some hint of gas if the choke is working and it's cranking nicely. Use a compression tester on each cyl. and write down the numbers. Get a good look at the plugs, clean 'em if you need to. Put 7 back in and leave #1 out. Use a remote starter switch & timing light to confirm you are lining up the timing mark within reason. Is your timing light flashing? Then your ign system should be working OK. You've checked most everything it needs to start if all this checks out.
Let us know what you've found.

Dan

05-10-2008, 06:50 AM	#14
1966-Suburban-V-8 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 66	Re: Truck won't start ? Hold on there! Don't pull that starter just yet. You said earlier that it cranks normally. Until you started having battery problems. Go out and pull the battery from the Nissan and give it a try. Sounds llike your battery may be toast. Has it been starting & running good since you replaced the distributor? Pull all the plugs, Crank it without pumping the gas. Turn it over for about 15 sec. Now go give it the sniff test. Should be some hint of gas if the choke is working and it's cranking nicely. Use a compression tester on each cyl. and write down the numbers. Get a good look at the plugs, clean 'em if you need to. Put 7 back in and leave #1 out. Use a remote starter switch & timing light to confirm you are lining up the timing mark within reason. Is your timing light flashing? Then your ign system should be working OK. You've checked most everything it needs to start if all this checks out. Let us know what you've found. Dan __________________ 1966 Chevy Suburban 'Gater - Shop Truck - 350/turbo 350 Power Steering, B&M Floor Shift, Dual side dump exhaust Chrome Rally 6 lugs. (((XM)))tunes! 1965 Riviera 425 - Luxury Muscle - Fully Factory Loaded. All power, A/C, Custom Interior, Guidematic Dimmer, AM/FM - etc, etc 1966 Corvair Corsa Turbo - Factory Sport Model - Quick steering, F-41 HD suspension, Positraction, Tele Wheel.