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1985 Chevy Bel Air intermitent starting problem

Tiny
GRIGSBY365
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  • 1985 CHEVROLET BEL AIR
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 34,000 MILES
Have a '57 with a crate engine, accel electronic distributor, and coil. Every once in a while it will fail to start due to no fire at plugs. Have checked and can find no lose ar broken wires. It has always eventually started with me having done nothing to help. Does anyone have suggestions on where to start looking?
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Monday, October 6th, 2008 AT 11:50 AM

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Tiny
BOWTIE BABY
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  • 101 POSTS
Check for corrosion on all wiring conections. Sometimes the after market ignition systems will fail intermintantly, mainly when they get hot.
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009 AT 1:58 AM
Tiny
MIKE H R
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Check the coil, accel had problems with there coils at one time. They would short out from overheating.
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Friday, February 13th, 2009 AT 7:41 AM

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