Have you tried cranking with the cap off the distributor to verify that the rotor is spinning? My first gt gave me 6 months of sporadic no starting before i finally figured out the ring gear had separated from the flywheel and the starter was only actually spinning the engine sometimes.
I'd guesstimate the clearance between the reluctor finger and the stator fingers at 0.040 or so. The proper clearance isn't addressed in the shop manual. I can try manipulating them to tighten that clearance up this weekend, though...
whipped wrote:Sounds like a pickup coil problem. You sure it's good?
Teh WINNAR!!!!
Almost.
There was an *intermittent* ground from the pickup coil to the dist body. I found that I could make things change by pulling up and pushing down on the pickup coil. I took it apart and found that there were a couple of stray strands from one of the connecting wires that were sticking out. Since I'd ruined the retainer getting the coil off, I had to get a new one anyway to get a new retainer. Advance had an AC Delco unit in stock for $6 more than the GP Sorensen that I had, so I bought it. The ACD one appeared to have a superior conformal coating that would eliminate the failure mode that I experienced with the GPS.
It still runs rough, though. It might be the plug wires. They were new last fall, but were really cheap. I got bitten trying to turn the distributor to reset the timing.
Anyone familiar with Accel 300+ 8.8mm wires? I found a bunch of these sitting in the warehouse and was contemplating buying a set. Looks like they are trying to compare with MSD wires.
