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So, now it's just aggregating. 350 vortex in my 2500. Not driving it everyday but every few days. Long story short, truck one day wouldn't start. Checked fuel pressure and it has 55 ish but no start. So, I had a different spark tester than was recommended for an HEI ignition. I was only able to check #1 plug and got a yellow spark. Unable to test any others, but I ordered a new tester made for HEI ignition. Hooked it into the #1 plug wire and grounded it to the ground terminal on the battery. Couldn't tell if it was sparking or not, but now the truck starts and runs...on 7 cylinders. WTF Hooked #1 plug wire back up to the plug, truck started hard but ran. I let it run to help charge the battery, just because I'd tried to start it everyday but nothing. At idle it's showing 52 psi fuel pressure. Stomp the throttle and it sputters, but then revs and fuel pressure climbs to 60 psi. I run a scan gage all the time, but it has no codes. Now, I can't trust this thing to drive it as I can't figure out what is the issue. I may go out there now and it might or might not start. Just a random question. If the module in the distributor was bad, would I get any spark at the plug?
If it had a bad crank sensor or some other sensor, wouldn't I get a code? Just went out and started again. While it was sitting fuel pressure was at 60 psi when I went back out. Started up. Let it run a few seconds and shut it off. Fuel pressure went back to 60 while sitting. Not sure if that's from the heat or not. Truck has 196,000 miles. Plugs are several years old, but they are just plain autolites I bought when I was broke and unemployed. Wires, cap and rotor are fairly new. Replaced them the last time I had starting issues.
If it had a bad crank sensor or some other sensor, wouldn't I get a code? Just went out and started again. While it was sitting fuel pressure was at 60 psi when I went back out. Started up. Let it run a few seconds and shut it off. Fuel pressure went back to 60 while sitting. Not sure if that's from the heat or not. Truck has 196,000 miles. Plugs are several years old, but they are just plain autolites I bought when I was broke and unemployed. Wires, cap and rotor are fairly new. Replaced them the last time I had starting issues.