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1990 Chevrolet K2500 - Page 9 Questions & Answers
I have a problem with my 1978 chevy pickup tail
the cheapest thing to do is change any and all bulbs in that tail light. if 1 is bad it can effect all of them. hopefully you don't have a short somewhere. but i would try the bulbs first, they're only a couple dollars and usually the problem. gl
Getting ready to buy a
Try this, (old trick from my GTO). You can set the point gap fairly close using a matchbook with cylinder one at top dead center if I remember correctly.
I remember the point gap being around .015 and a match book is around .012.
You will see the points attempt to open if they are not adjusted right. I used my thumb over the spark plug hole to sense approach of cylinder then manually rotated crank and
set the gap with a match book. This got it close enough to run and set the timing properly. Have someone bump the starter to rotate the engine (and remember to have
them hold the clutch in or be in neutral if you have a manual). I hope I remembered
this correctly.
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