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help truck stuck and it keeps losing power #84503 07/05/08 06:26 PM 07/05/08 06:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois 72d100 OP master
72d100 OP master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois	every time my truck starts and i put it in drive it loses all power. any ideas, and its a 400 with electronic ignition

Re: help truck stuck and it keeps losing power [Re: 72d100] #84504 07/05/08 06:52 PM 07/05/08 06:52 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida S scratchnfotraction I Live Here
scratchnfotraction I Live Here S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida	fusable link maybe ballest resister short in the wires elect pick up in the dizzy

Re: help truck stuck and it keeps losing power [Re: scratchnfotraction] #84505 07/05/08 06:55 PM 07/05/08 06:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 263 Richland , Webster County,Ga B Bubba C enthusiast
Bubba C enthusiast B Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 263 Richland , Webster County,Ga	My 77 w-200 did that once and the wiring harness was rubbing through behind the distributer against the firewall... Bubba

Re: help truck stuck and it keeps losing power [Re: 72d100] #84506 07/05/08 08:43 PM 07/05/08 08:43 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,061 New Mexico D dmerc super stock
dmerc super stock D Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,061 New Mexico	What happens if you put it in reverse or nuetral? Are you losing electrical power or does the engine just die with the indicator lights still on??

Re: help truck stuck and it keeps losing power [Re: dmerc] #84507 07/06/08 01:12 AM 07/06/08 01:12 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois 72d100 OP master
72d100 OP master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois	it only does it in drive and loses all electricl power

Re: help truck stuck and it keeps losing power [Re: 72d100] #84508 07/06/08 06:20 AM 07/06/08 06:20 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,728 places 7 79powerwagon Too Many Posts
79powerwagon Too Many Posts 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,728 places	Check your engine mounts and your cab mounts. I've heard many a tale of SB trucks actually knocking the dizzy cap off from the cab rocking on bad mounts... Last edited by 79powerwagon; 07/06/08 06:21 AM.

Re: help truck stuck and it keeps losing power [Re: 72d100] #84509 07/06/08 10:34 AM 07/06/08 10:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,948 British Columbia C chrisf master
chrisf master C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,948 British Columbia	Quote: its a 400 with electronic ignition little hard to knock the cap off. does it just die (stall) or lose power? its starts back up right away?

Re: help truck stuck and it keeps losing power [Re: chrisf] #84510 07/06/08 11:41 AM 07/06/08 11:41 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois 72d100 OP master
72d100 OP master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois	i got it to grt power once so i started it, when i put it in drive it died and i aint had no power or anything since then.

Re: help truck stuck and it keeps losing power [Re: chrisf] #84511 07/06/08 02:04 PM 07/06/08 02:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 711 Montana P Posest super stock
Posest super stock P Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 711 Montana	I have knocked the cap off before. You dont knock it all the way off you just bump it off center on the dizzy.

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