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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 05:32 PM
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i went through the car wash and about half a mile down the road the truck died. now it will turn over but wont start. doesnt seem to be firing. any ideas?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 05:42 PM
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i went through the car wash and about half a mile down the road the truck died. now it will turn over but wont start. doesnt seem to be firing. any ideas?
Something got wet, something got knocked loose, would be my initial thoughts. Check spark and check fuel. Do you have any kind of intake mod that would make it suck water, or is it stock?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 05:44 PM
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Pull your distributor cap and spray some WD-40 in it. That is most likely the issue.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 07:01 PM
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im still trying to get the cap off one of the screw heads stripped and i cant get anything on it to get it off. so anyone had this issue?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 07:16 PM
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im still trying to get the cap off one of the screw heads stripped and i cant get anything on it to get it off. so anyone had this issue?
Hope you can stretch . Just push down on the screw , get your fingers under and turn the tab manually . I'm not saying it gonna be easy , but , that's what you need to do .

Definitely sounds like your tune up parts are in need of replacing . I pressure wash mine w/o issue but put new on after I bought the truck .
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 08:12 PM
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well i got the cap off. everything looked fine almost bran new looking. i cant figure it out. i checked every fuse there is anyone have anymore ideas?
 
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i put it all back together and cleaned it all and still nothing. i dont think im getting a spark
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 08:14 PM
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well i got the cap off. everything looked fine almost bran new looking. i cant figure it out. i checked every fuse there is anyone have anymore ideas?
check for spark yet?
How about fuel? Do you hear the pump priming?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 09:31 PM
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I can't seem to get the right size for my spark plug to get one out. Anyone know the right socket? Tryed the one I had in my kit and it was to small. Think it was 5/16. Anything bigger seems not to fit cause of the metal shield around the plugs
 
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And I think I can hear the pump working. I can definitely smell gas when I try turning it over. I'm working on it in the dark in a snow storm outside so it's been hard
 
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