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Engine help. 89 IROC-Z 305 TBI

Old Oct 31, 2013 | 08:03 PM
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Engine help. 89 IROC-Z 305 TBI

Swapped plugs, wires, cap, rotor, and (separately mounted) coil.
Also swapped fuel filter and has a new fuel pump.

Had trouble starting for the longest let alone having her stay running. Changed and tightenedthe firing components (plugs, wires, etc.) and she ran like a champ. Idle a bit funny but she wouldn't bog out. Once in drive/motion, she would occasionally die. Normally this happened during acceleration. To add, I have little to no power. Can't even spin wheels in my wet driveway. Had her serviced and told it looks like she has mosture in the cap; been raining all day. Told I'd have to deal till it dried up. Went on and had the tachometer give out for a second till I acceleratored. She then bogged out right there and the needle buried itself in the red. Pop to nutral and she wouldn't even humor click. Came to a stop, put her in park, and nothing still. Disconnected the battery and plugged her back up and the starter cranked. Tested the plugs with a spark tester; the light was everything but (easily) visible.

I've found oil leaking/coating the bottom (inside and out) of my distributor.

Other then not hurting, could this, with a new seal, fix my problem?
Do you all think there could be more wrong and/or things for me to check/fix/replace?

Any advise and questions are welcome and much appreciated.

Thanks.
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 08:17 PM
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Re: Engine help. 89 IROC-Z 305 TBI

Originally Posted by Kainnon
I have little to no power.
Do you all think there could be more wrong and/or things for me to check/fix/replace?
Have you pulled the codes to see if anything showing ?

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech...s-dumbies.html

Report back any codes you find
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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Re: Engine help. 89 IROC-Z 305 TBI

Ok. I'm dumb, lol.
But again, I think the light has been disabled/remover, so I'm not sure how well this will go.

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