I realize you have moved on to the cam and lifter issue but one thing that no one has mentioned yet with the distributor being changed was a camshaft/crankshaft relearn. Unfortunately on the 97 it can not be done with a scanner. It has to be be driven at certain speeds for 'X' amount of time...
I have had enough issues with my ignition system that I ended up here on this thread
Nice swap man, great looking truck! My 97 lives in the cold winters of Michigan and is starting to show a lot of rust. Wished she looked at clean as yours.
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Well I got my dad to stop by and help with this. I was doing all the crawling around under it work as he has done plenty in his years. He slid under there and asked for the original crank sensor. I had a real hard time getting the new one to go in. He took the old...
Any info from either of y'all would be sweet.
I've replaced
Ignition coil(double checked ground contacts)
ICM(used included heat sink grade and cleaned with carb cleaner beforehand)
Crank sensor
Cam sensor
Cap and rotor
Plug wires
I used this link to go through and test everything...
https://www.gmt400.com/threads/transmission-fluid-dripping-from-front-u-joint.39495/
Currently looking some info for the same issue. I found this thread before I seen yours. Good info in there
Steveed, I figured this was my next journey. Thank you for the link/info. I was just hoping someone could tell me where exactly to tap the fender wall with my magic hammer to make it work right again ♂️
I am currently using magnetic trailer light set with the plug-in adapter that works fine. I...
Very similar to my issue.
So I swapped new taillight circuit boards(Dorman brand, soon to be returned to AutoZone just in case) and all new bulbs. I'm worse off now than I was before lol
Before I didn't have reverse lights, no brake on driver side. Now it's no taillights, brake, or turns with...