89 4.3L not starting

Oduwake25

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Here is the background. All summer it has been running great, no issues starting running strong. I did notice that it was running a little hot but didnt think much of it. Saturday I was out ran for about an hour non stop, then it was my turn to get behind the boat and wakeboard, started right up idled great. my buddy throttled up and it bogged down and shut off. Started back up again and did the same thing. So i hop back onboard and try to start it NOTHING. it cranks great though. I was told by my buddy that he hit the throttle (pretty hard). So I get towed back get it in the yard and still nothing, leave it over night out of frustration. Next day i go back and jiggle some of the spark plug wires and distributor cap wires. FIRED right up and ran strong on the hose for 10 min. GREAT go to put it in the water with a dock full of girls. Just cranks and doesnt fire. :facepalm:
 

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Re: 89 4.3L not starting

Here is the background. All summer it has been running great, no issues starting running strong. I did notice that it was running a little hot but didnt think much of it. Saturday I was out ran for about an hour non stop, then it was my turn to get behind the boat and wakeboard, started right up idled great. my buddy throttled up and it bogged down and shut off. Started back up again and did the same thing. So i hop back onboard and try to start it NOTHING. it cranks great though. I was told by my buddy that he hit the throttle (pretty hard). So I get towed back get it in the yard and still nothing, leave it over night out of frustration. Next day i go back and jiggle some of the spark plug wires and distributor cap wires. FIRED right up and ran strong on the hose for 10 min. GREAT go to put it in the water with a dock full of girls. Just cranks and doesnt fire. :facepalm:

Ayuh,... Now ya gotta go back, 'n figure out what ya did, so's ya can do it again, only more permanently,...
 

Oduwake25

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Re: 89 4.3L not starting

Im more concerned with what might be the issue causing it not to start. Its never as simple as just jiggling some wires. Any ideas of what could have happened between running great, bogging down, then not starting?
 
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