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78 chevy camaro car wont start
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jerus8
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Jan 10, 2013, 10:42 PM
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78 chevy camaro car wont start
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i rarely drive the car, usually just on street sweeping days. i drove it for about 40 miles on the freeway and no problem, upon exiting , the car turned off at the red light and it would turn back on. now it wont start. couldnt figure it out. carburetor problem?
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Sidom
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Jan 10, 2013, 11:08 PM
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Re: 78 chevy camaro car wont start
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No engine size posted so I'll as$ume it's a V/8.....
No computer on this one so it gets pretty basic.....but like any no start, you want to find out what you're missing....
Check for fuel & spark.....Take off the air cleaner, look down the carb, move the throttle and see if you can see gas squirt down the venturi....
Pull a wire off, get a spark testers and see if you have spark....
The most common problems on those was no spark due to a hole burned thru the rotor or a bad control module.
If you have no spark, 1st check for 12v going the batt + wire in the dist cap. If you have power, inspect the rotor for a tiny hole. disconnect the pick up coil connector off the module (inside the dist, green & white 2 wire connector if I remember right) and check the resistance, should be around 1500 ohms. You can check the coil primary side for continuity....The 2 pins on the outside of the dist cap, the 2 outide ones of the 3 pins (The power wire is one of the 2 pins in frt of those, for a total of 5 pins on the outside) I don't recall the specs but as long as it's low and there is some resistance...it should be good...
If all tha checks out.....you have a bad module.....
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