DeeVeeEight
Fast Pedalphile
I have one of those pesky come and go problems resulting in a no start condition. I am convinced it is a lack of spark but the problem goes away before I can troubleshoot it.
Here's the scenario:
2 or 3 days back I park the 'Vette in the driveway, it rains pretty good for 24 hrs. The next day the weather is nice so the GF and I decide it would be nice to take a late day cruise. We jump in the 'Vette and I turn the key, it cranks strong but it won't start, normally it starts within 2 to 3 seconds. I pull off the dist. cap and looked inside to see if the rotor is OK, etc. and also checked the wires to the batt. and tach. connections, everything looks fine, so I try starting it again and still no start. The carb. is fine, fuel pressure right on the mark. I figure lets jump in her car and go and I'll work on the 'Vette tomorrow (winds were almost 50 mph yesterday). Today the weather is nice so I go outside, tools in hand ready to poke around and see what I can see. I figure before I touch anything let me try to start her up and BINGO like usual she starts right up (???). Now this same thing happened to me about 2 weeks ago, no start, try it later that same day and it fires right up.
I have a 383 stroker with an aftermarket HEI distributor with an internal coil.
Thanks in advance!
Here's the scenario:
2 or 3 days back I park the 'Vette in the driveway, it rains pretty good for 24 hrs. The next day the weather is nice so the GF and I decide it would be nice to take a late day cruise. We jump in the 'Vette and I turn the key, it cranks strong but it won't start, normally it starts within 2 to 3 seconds. I pull off the dist. cap and looked inside to see if the rotor is OK, etc. and also checked the wires to the batt. and tach. connections, everything looks fine, so I try starting it again and still no start. The carb. is fine, fuel pressure right on the mark. I figure lets jump in her car and go and I'll work on the 'Vette tomorrow (winds were almost 50 mph yesterday). Today the weather is nice so I go outside, tools in hand ready to poke around and see what I can see. I figure before I touch anything let me try to start her up and BINGO like usual she starts right up (???). Now this same thing happened to me about 2 weeks ago, no start, try it later that same day and it fires right up.
I have a 383 stroker with an aftermarket HEI distributor with an internal coil.
Thanks in advance!