| Trip Report/ Ignition Module [message #138457] |
Thu, 11 August 2011 12:04  |
Jon payne
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Registered: May 2008
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I have been meaning to post a trip report that the family and I took last month. So here it goes....
In July, we took a trip to Patoka Lake which is about 3 hours drive south of Indianapolis. We camped at the state park which by the way has some nice campsites with a view of the lake. The lake itself is fairly large, 2nd largest in the state. Very clear water and excellent fishing too. So here we are, just a few miles from the park entrance, it is around 7pm, and the GMC quits. Try restarting but would just kick a few times but would not start running. Where we stopped was along the lake and at a spot where you could park and walk down to the lake and fish. Thinking it might be vapor lock we just hung out by the lake for 45 minutes or so to let things cool down. I tried starting again but this time it was just cranking. I verified that I have fuel in the carb and could see fuel being squirted in as I pump the throttle. So now I suspect the ignition module. Funny thing is I was thinking about bringing the spare I have from my old distributor but I thought to myself that my Dick Patterson distributor is only two years old so should not have any problems! To make things a little worse my suspected vapor lock problem I reported hear back in June was actually the ignition module going bad. I recall in one of the replies to my vapor lock post, someone stated "sounds like a ignition module going bad".
So it is now nearly 8pm, I am unfamiliar with the area and now really stressing. Lucky for me a guy came along with his family to do a little fishing. I asked him if there was an auto parts store near by and he said there is an Autozone in Jasper, 30 minuets from here. Yikes! Anyway he felt sorry for us and agreed to take me there. Fortunately Autozone had one in stock, $25. So by 9pm we were back in business with no other problems for the rest of our trip.
So if you don't have a spare ignition module in your glove box you better go out and get one before your next trip. Even if the one you have is new!!
Jon
Anyway,
Jon Payne
76 Palm Beach
Westfield,IN
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