400 small block runs again - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

1969k10stepside · 03-21-2006, 02:33 PM

3 weeks ago while driving my 71 8 ft fleet on my driveway it just died.
Wouldn't start for nothin after the snow we had today took my atv out to it
and put the battery in and it started. It still had gas in the carb.Shown in avatar

**Yukon Jack** · 03-21-2006, 04:31 PM

So, no idea on why it died the first time?

1969k10stepside · 03-21-2006, 04:39 PM

No.After it died when i turned the key the ac would work everything was
working but the engine wouldn't turn over.Afraid it had locked up.Before
it died it made a popping noise and it lost some power.I had the real gas tank in my 4x4 and had a 2 gallon jug for a gas can. today it started without it.

**68 Stepside** · 03-21-2006, 06:54 PM

let it get good and warm again and see if the same thing happens. My 68 F100 had the coil crap out, and it did the same thing. Also happened on my friends 78 1/2 ton 4x4 Dodge.

RicksTrucks · 03-22-2006, 02:31 AM

Mine made popping noise once and died. Had to tow it home. Next day ran fine. Died another time on the road - just seemed to loose power and died. Sat a couple days and ran fine. Come to find out the HEI had a burnt pickup coil in it (I think that is what it was called). The mechanic said he smelled it as soon as I brought it to him.

03-21-2006, 02:33 PM	#1
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	400 small block runs again 3 weeks ago while driving my 71 8 ft fleet on my driveway it just died. Wouldn't start for nothin after the snow we had today took my atv out to it and put the battery in and it started. It still had gas in the carb.Shown in avatar

03-21-2006, 04:31 PM	#2
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: 400 small block runs again So, no idea on why it died the first time? __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

03-21-2006, 04:39 PM	#3
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: 400 small block runs again No.After it died when i turned the key the ac would work everything was working but the engine wouldn't turn over.Afraid it had locked up.Before it died it made a popping noise and it lost some power.I had the real gas tank in my 4x4 and had a 2 gallon jug for a gas can. today it started without it.

03-21-2006, 06:54 PM	#4
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Re: 400 small block runs again let it get good and warm again and see if the same thing happens. My 68 F100 had the coil crap out, and it did the same thing. Also happened on my friends 78 1/2 ton 4x4 Dodge. __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

03-22-2006, 02:31 AM	#5
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Re: 400 small block runs again Mine made popping noise once and died. Had to tow it home. Next day ran fine. Died another time on the road - just seemed to loose power and died. Sat a couple days and ran fine. Come to find out the HEI had a burnt pickup coil in it (I think that is what it was called). The mechanic said he smelled it as soon as I brought it to him. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4



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