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    1996 4.3LX sick, will not throttle

    Was on muffs for tune-up and everything was ok in driveway. Compression OK, changed plugs, checked wires & coil, set idle speed/mix, timing. Now in water and hard starting. Boags down when throttled. Will not idle more than 400 rpm before shortly stalling. Checked cap/rotor, Thunderbolt module -...
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    4.3LX SICK, will not throttle

    Was on muffs for tune-up and everything was ok in driveway. Compression OK, changed plugs, checked wires & coil, set idle speed/mix, timing. Now in water and hard starting. Boags down when throttled. Will not idle more than 400 rpm before shortly stalling. Checked cap/rotor, Thunderbolt...
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    Coil Insulating Compound

    Is there a substitute for Quick Silver Insulating Compound used on Coil tower? Maybe another electrical sealant? Any thougts?
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    Weak Spark Orange Color

    Plugs cold fouled again. What's causing this. should I have a full 12 volts at coil. Only have about 9 volts - don't know why? A little less at module. Do I check spark with engine running, or just with key/run? Now I don't know if mixture is to rich or coil? Timing is OK. Had Delco plugs, now...
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    Orange Spark and cold fouled new plugs

    New plugs cold fouled - dry black. Checked spark - looks orange. Battery fully charged Coil reading Primary 1 Ohm, Secondary 9.96 Ohm. Voltage in RUN at Coil + is 8.5 Volts and from Module wht/red 7.61 Volts. This is a 4.3LX Gen +, 2bbl, with Thunderbolt V (with no Knock Mod.) ignition. What...
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    milky oil at pcv on gm v6 4.3LX 2BBL

    What's happened? Did I do something wrong?. Oil in crank case is clear. Why is milky oil coming out of pcv at rocker covers? How serious is this? Can someone please HELP! Never seen this before. Had only been running on muffs after changed water pump in drive. Now very hard to start and rpm low.
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    Replace trim limit & send sensors

    I know this is a dreaded task but is there an easy solution to replacing the trim limit/send sensors. I have read where a marine mechanic does it with out removing the bell housing. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions that would ease my pain. Thanks
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