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Re: Quick distributor question...
“- The engine almost cut out on me again twice. Radio started to blip a few times then shut off entirely. Turned right back on after. Then the engine almost shut off, fell on it's face for 3-5 seconds and recovered. Like someone started to shut off the injectors. Got a bit shaky on the highway then evened out for the reminder of the ride (15min).“
I had a similar experience in my ‘85 K20. Initially it was the odd misfire or turn signal gremlin. Then the radio would cut out or the truck would stall randomly. At 1st it would restart immediately, then sometimes it wouldn’t crank and I’d have to wait a while and it would fire right up.
So I did all the normal trouble shooting. Chased down every ground on the block and body and cleaned them. No change.
After a lot of frustration, looking around under the hood, I bumped the positive lead at the battery and saw it move. ( side post battery). I tightened the cable and never had another issue.
I learned that day to always start electrical trouble shooting with verifying BOTH battery connections are clean and tight.
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