At 06:22 PM 6/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Hang on Larry!
>You might be getting a little ahead of yourself here.
Thanks. I'm usually seen more as retarded, and appreciate the compliment.
I know of two things
>you didn't mention that can bring on those symptoms.
>1) the pinch clamp on the distributor has come loose and your timing is now
>way off. Check it.
I'll check, but when I can get the motor to turn over at all, it starts
right up and runs normally.
>2) That the ground cable for the car is dirty, corroded, broken. Check it.
>
>Also try running a direct ground from the battery to the engine (with a
>jumper cable) - that should help see if it's a grounding problem.
>
I'll try this first thing in the morning.
Many thanks for your help.
Larry
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