Good News/ Bad News situation today.
Good News:I purchased a MSD Blaster Ignition coil (I thought my coil was bad) and got that installed.
I wired up a better hot cable from the battery to fuse box.
After that, I was POSITIVE that my truck would run like a dream. Only to start it and find some problems...
Bad News:Still idles like a loser, revs like it's gutless, and it even backfired a few times.
And, I couldn't tell if my fresh hot wire helped my system at all because my cluster lights no longer come on and I couldn't read the voltmeter.
That being said, I have some good that came from the bad. Finally, I took off my distributor cap to open up to a pile of
where the hot wire came in. The whole thing was completely detiorated/vaporized/dust. However, I was really happy to see this. I imagine if I replace that cap and rotor, this 85 EFI will purr like the beast it should be.
I should have inspected that distributor first!
I am really not sure why my cluster lights don't come on anymore, but that isn't a big deal to me right now. I'll get all the minor electrical stuff figured out later.
I'll snap some pics of this menagerie tomorrow in the light.
I hope it dumps snow tonight here in Paradise.
