88' 305, Engine cutting out
November 9th, 2011, 8:49 AM
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88' 305, Engine cutting out
1988 K1500 305 is having issues. Idles rough most of the time, smell of exhaust gas is overpowering. Recently in addition to the rough idle issue it has been cutting out on acceleration. It seems to be loosing ignition power. The yellow check engine light illuminates briefly at the same time as the cutting out and the red battery light is also intermittently coming on. It doesn't stay on long, but it is getting more frequent. The battery stays fully charged. Any ideas?
Thanks, Bob
Thanks, Bob
November 9th, 2011, 12:53 PM
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Hi fireflyer141,
Welcome to the Chevy Forums.
Is the system HEI?
It sounds like your ECM has gone to hell.
An entire Distributor tune-up kit is available from
most large parts stores fairly cheap with a new
coil, rotor, and ECM. Don't forget the silicon
grease on the base plate...
Be sure to try our "Thread Search" feature to
see what was done when this topic was
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Welcome to the Chevy Forums.
Is the system HEI?
It sounds like your ECM has gone to hell.
An entire Distributor tune-up kit is available from
most large parts stores fairly cheap with a new
coil, rotor, and ECM. Don't forget the silicon
grease on the base plate...
Be sure to try our "Thread Search" feature to
see what was done when this topic was
covered before.
Last edited by therewolf; November 9th, 2011 at 12:55 PM.
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