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    '97 Dash / Climate Control Lights Issue

    Went back to look at it, turns out it was a blown fuse; I was reading the numbers on the fuse block wrong. Pretty pitiful but, hey, mistakes happen. I went through swapping back to the LEDs one at a time, and found one that was shorting. The socket was cracked (probably my fault) and the...
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    '97 Dash / Climate Control Lights Issue

    Decided to swap the bulbs in the cluster and fix the burnt out bulb in the climate control panel today since it was nice outside. Picked up LED bulbs back in November but decided it wasn't a cold weather job. Pulled the dash bezel off, this is a c1500, so only an airbag and cargo light switch to...
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    '89 Stepside "Way Cool Jr."

    Page 29 of this document, top shows the way I was referring to, using that 556-150 (that should come with every Sniper kit), bottom shows the way with all the Hyperspark stuff or equivalent. https://documents.holley.com/199r11031r.pdf
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    '89 Stepside "Way Cool Jr."

    You don't need either of those parts (box or coil), for what it's worth. You need the little coil driver module that came with the original kit (little black box that says sniper, about the size of the factory ICM) and a lower energy coil, like a blaster 2. The box and coil is dog and pony show...
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    ‘97 5.7 Vortec - ̶n̶o̶t̶ your typical crank no start

    This one was a black Accel cap. Looks shiny still. I should be the first one to suspect new parts, but hey sometimes the lesson learns you, not the other way around. I'd like to thank everyone for your help. Was a weird one for sure, humbling. I'll wear the dunce cap as long as I can drive any...
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    ‘97 5.7 Vortec - ̶n̶o̶t̶ your typical crank no start

    truck runs. it was the brand new distributor cap.
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    ‘97 5.7 Vortec - ̶n̶o̶t̶ your typical crank no start

    Yes, I have attempted to start the engine with both the crank sensor unplugged and cam sensor unplugged, not at the same time, expecting to see a code. I have not seen one at any point. The plugs are clean, not sure about spark health other than it's blue and looks good, that still doesn't...
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    ‘97 5.7 Vortec - ̶n̶o̶t̶ your typical crank no start

    That's a good question. I haven't looked. I suppose the cat could've taken a dump and clogged the exhaust. I'll have to see. Should still start though. I welcome all suggestions at this point, hairbrained or genius, it might make me look at something I'd never think of.
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    ‘97 5.7 Vortec - ̶n̶o̶t̶ your typical crank no start

    I replaced the module on the distributor to no avail. I unplugged the cam sensor, and she backfired worse through the intake with no ether. So, I put the balancer on TDC to check timing. It's really hard to tell with these crab cap dizzys but the rotor is pointed just at if not past the #1 post...
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    ‘97 5.7 Vortec - ̶n̶o̶t̶ your typical crank no start

    Update: I see no excessive play in the timing chain checking with the method described above. Less than 5 degrees of play. I re-checked the compression now that the truck isn’t stranded in the grocery store parking lot but is instead back home, and now I’m getting closer to 90psi on all...
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    ‘97 5.7 Vortec - ̶n̶o̶t̶ your typical crank no start

    Thank you all for the replies! It has not been. Only a fresh coil, cap, and rotor. Could the distributor module cause spark timing to be out of whack enough to not start? I figured it would just cause a no spark condition but I’m not sure. If so I reckon that could be it. I understand that the...
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    ‘97 5.7 Vortec - ̶n̶o̶t̶ your typical crank no start

    I need some help from someone wiser than myself. ‘97 Vortec 350 has me stumped. I was driving it around town, running errands as one does. I got to my last stop of the day, and upon wrapping up and leaving the parking lot became stranded. I fired the truck up, and made it about 200 feet before...
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    '97 Vortec to Holley EFI

    I'm pretty familiar with the products, worked on racecars with everything from snipers to dominators. Just never had my own. I'm really just looking at what electrical hurdles I might run into with the truck and the dash, that's what I don't know about. What things I'm going to run into tearing...
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    '97 Vortec to Holley EFI

    I am eyeballing a future project involving a 4bbl L31 intake and a Holley Terminator 4bbl kit with transmission control, and even adding in the Holley ignition parts if I don't feel like integrating the Vortec distributor. That should take care of the engine and the transmission control. What I...
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    Censored words needing unblocked

    I think c r a c k e r is blocked, which is funnier than it should be. *******.
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