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Old 03-20-2018, 11:13 PM   #10
andyh1956
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Re: Truck wont start without starting fluid, but after i spray it itll run all day lo

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Originally Posted by Swatson View Post
Thanks for all the advice. I found the Ignition coil had somehow overheated and melted the wire, so it wasn't getting a spark. Changed the coil, and put new wires through it, the previous wires weren't the right gauge, I'm thinking maybe it just overloaded it. Starting great now, I never thought about spark because it was working fine before i done a rebuild on the carb. Thanks again, and I'm sure I'll have more questions later on.
There should be two wires to the Positive side of the coil, the 6 volt resisted wire from the switch & the 12 volt wire from the starter.
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