we have a 1986 Chevy Camaro 4 bbl 305 V-8.

The car would run fine and start fine, sometimes it did not or was very hard to start with leaving the starter cranking and holding the gas pedal down!

Then its just would not run at all for quite some time.We had spark, but it was random as seen while cranking engine and plug wire to ground.

Fuel pressure, carburetor, ignition module, plugs, wires, cap , rotor button, ecm, EVERYTHING IGNITION replaced.

The issue now came upon an older mechanic to check the PICKUP COIL!, IT PASSED RESISTANCE and WHEN TURNED , RESISTANCE FLUCTUATED AS NORMAL.
This is a deadly component, and very deceptful, component.
We replaced it and the car now runs normal as if 6 months of diagnonsis, and all this headache meant nothing!


If you have any distributor issue, starting, timing etc, remove the distributor, undo the retainer pin on rod with hammer and a nail, pull out rod, and remove phillips screw holding it in.! or better yet, REPLACE THE WHOLE DAM DISTRIBUTOR COIL PACK AND ALL!

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I'm not shocked. This ones pretty common.

 

well after 1 week it started the same crap!! now no spark, , im gonna try the coil noise suppressor or replace with new dizzy. this is total mess, GM has too many ignition issues

 

still no spark, this sucks

 

no spark at al, im wanting to replace this computer crap, with a non coputer controlled dizzy junkyard style, any suggestions?