1984 Dodge fullsize van with 318 2 barrell

Tiny
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Engine was recently stalling while driving and I would have to wait till it cooled down for just a little bit then it would run and I replaced the ballist resister and it ran fine till today it spittered and sputtered then died then itried to start and it backfired and now it wont run at all now ! I replaced the ballist resister, coil, plugs, wires, spark control module, distributer cap and rotar ! Please help mopar people ! Thanks for any help paul stafford !
Friday, September 28th, 2007 AT 8:27 PM

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Tiny
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At the age of the van, has your timming chain ever been replaced? Do a quick compression test, if you don't have a tester, pull a plug I do #1, put your finger over the plug hole, not in it, over it and crank, should be sufficient pressure to blow air forcefully past your finger. Make sure timming in cap matches #1 cyl!
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007 AT 8:43 AM
Tiny
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It's remotely posible but the converter would have had to seal the exhuast. Get a rubber mallett and bang on the converter, hear any rattles? I still thing you need a compression test. The other thing is maybe the plug wires were crossed up? Possibly the distributor shaft is worn, check the sideplay, any movement side to side?

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Monday, October 1st, 2007 AT 3:09 PM

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