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Also, I put a tester on the positive lead of the distributor battery connection with the key in the on position and I am getting 12 volts to the distributor. I will replace the coil and control module in the meantime.

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Ok, I replaced the starter and as it cranks, it sounds a lot better and is cranking at proper speed I think. But still, this thing will not fire!! Are there any fuses that could be blown that would cause this???

 

Things I've replaced: Distributor Cap Distributor Rotor Ignition Coil Ignition Control Module in distributor Starter Battery, holley carb.

 

Ive checked and there is 12v to the power lead on the distributor. I did the spark plug test and I believe I am not getting any spark.

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this is an answer and a question to the no starting bus engine big block. your starting problem is very simple - fuel octane. all the machine heads forgot the first lesson, minimum octane 89 in the 80s big block 366, and if you are buying regular which probably says 87 at the pump, the mafia has fine tuned that pump fuel to about 85,and it just won't run on that. so get some good fuel, royal dutch shelli s about the only non liars in canada, in the us, who knows? and no ethanol, that is no good. i know because my local crack addict keeps spiking my gas and when he does i have to drain the tank, what i want to know is, where the hell is the fuel filter? i cannot find the damn thing.

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this is an answer and a question to the no starting bus engine big block. your starting problem is very simple - fuel octane. all the machine heads forgot the first lesson, minimum octane 89 in the 80s big block 366, and if you are buying regular which probably says 87 at the pump, the mafia has fine tuned that pump fuel to about 85,and it just won't run on that. so get some good fuel, royal dutch shelli s about the only non liars in canada, in the us, who knows? and no ethanol, that is no good. i know because my local crack addict keeps spiking my gas and when he does i have to drain the tank, what i want to know is, where the hell is the fuel filter? i cannot find the damn thing.

 

 

WTF are you talking about? And I say BS on the octane. Did you see this post is 1 year and 8 months old?

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