Crank but no start

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Asked by Tx_Princess Mar 16, 2019 at 07:16 AM about the 1998 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Silverado Extended Cab RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Cranks but wont start, replaced timing chain and
gears, distributor, coil, plugs, cap and rotor, coil
wire and crankshaft and camshaft sensors, acts
like it wants to start, hasnt ran in over 2 months.
Im getting sprk to distributor from coil  but its not
leaving the distributor and goin to plugs. Before I
replaced timing chain and gear truck backfired
when cranking but hasn’t back fired since new
parts. Im also gettin fuel
To the top rail, checking pressure of that today ro
double check, anyrhing else I should check? Also
it didnt die, i turned it off to go inside and came
out not even an hour later and wouldn’t start.

2 Answers

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Make sure battery has a full charge and connections good. Take coil wire loose from distributor, hold close to engine ground, have a helper crank it, should be a good snapping spark, if so the problem has to be with distributor. The cap and rotor were installed correctly? Engine cranking, the rotor turns? At the moment, I can't think of anything else?

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Passlock system has a kill switch. Main sensor in ignition lock cylinder. Replace and reprogram. 30 minute process you can find on YouTube

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