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Yooper truck · 09-02-2016, 10:11 PM

My truck surprised me today. I was leaving town after just getting gas and the truck just quit, instantly. No stuttering, no misfires, no loud noises, it just instantly stopped running. I coasted into a parking lot, tried starting it and it fired right up like nothing happened. I drove a mile and a half and was at 55 mph when it just quit again, same symptoms. This time it would not restart. Due to the instantaneous stop I figured it must be electrical (rebuilt 350 w/ electronic ignition). I nudged the distributor cap ever so slightly and it started right back up and drove the remaining 20 miles home without any further problems.

Does anyone have any idea what happened?

09-02-2016, 10:11 PM	#1
Yooper truck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rudyard, Michigan Posts: 125	It just quit My truck surprised me today. I was leaving town after just getting gas and the truck just quit, instantly. No stuttering, no misfires, no loud noises, it just instantly stopped running. I coasted into a parking lot, tried starting it and it fired right up like nothing happened. I drove a mile and a half and was at 55 mph when it just quit again, same symptoms. This time it would not restart. Due to the instantaneous stop I figured it must be electrical (rebuilt 350 w/ electronic ignition). I nudged the distributor cap ever so slightly and it started right back up and drove the remaining 20 miles home without any further problems. Does anyone have any idea what happened?

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