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1987 Celebrity. Starts fine, will not stay running

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Old June 22nd, 2020, 3:55 AM
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1987 Chevy Celebrity 2.8 v6 Will start but will not stay running. Sometimes it will run for a few minutes, some times just seconds. Has fuel pressure, good gas, filter and pump. Ran fine until previous owers sprayed the engine off at the car wash. I have a list of obvious electrical stuff to replace but where would you start? Thanks for any help.
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Welcome from Florida. I would start with the distributor. Take the cap off and check inside for moisture and wear on the cap and rotor.
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Welcome from Florida. I would start with the distributor. Take the cap off and check inside for moisture and wear on the cap and rotor.
WD 40 is your friend.
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Welcome from Florida. I would start with the distributor. Take the cap off and check inside for moisture and wear on the cap and rotor.
it has 3 coil packs. Would it still have a distributor?
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Yes it does. I checked parts stores online and they have distributors listed.
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Yes it does. I checked parts stores online and they have distributors listed.
The 2.8 MFI only has 3 coil packs and an Ignition Control Module, no distributor. I found a part number too but its not for my particular motor. Thanks for the help and time for looking it up!
I finally got the car home today and will be going over every thing I can reach and fit a wrench on.
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