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alright heres the problem, i just finished putting my rebuilt tranny back in, but i had to take the engine out to do it. When i hooked everything back up and tried to start it, it would crank but not fire. I double checked everything and everything looked like it was hooked up fine. Anybody have any suggestions?

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pain is just weakness leaving the body, and failure is just a chance to try harder next time

Start from the begining, check spark and fuel.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

alright i checked and it doesnt look like theres any spark at the spark plug so im getting a new set of points, and i made sure the battery and the ground were hooked up right, i am also in the process of getting another fuse box because we had some problems with it before so hopefully it works

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pain is just weakness leaving the body, and failure is just a chance to try harder next time

What about the fuses? I had one blow out on me when I was doing 65 going uphill on Hwy.18, just before I-5. I thought it was the electronic distributor. My sister-in-law towed me all the way back home with a 20-foot yellow tow strap I carry around. I let it sit a week while I had the flu, and then the day I went to check it out we found it was a fuse!! So I replaced the fuse, and it would blow out any time I drove over 60 mph. I then replaced the alternator and have no more problems. It's the process of elimination. I don't mean the bowels.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

i replaced all the fuses just in case, and i used a tester and found out that theres no juice to the coil, so im thinking when i took the engine out something didnt get hooked up right, im going to recheck all my connections for a fourth time just to be sure. There was a solid yellow wire that i found though that had power to it, it had an end on it that looked like it should just plug into something but it was all greasy.

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pain is just weakness leaving the body, and failure is just a chance to try harder next time

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

alright i checked the fuse box again and saw that the fuse holder for the regulator was broke so i got another and everything works fine now thanx!

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pain is just weakness leaving the body, and failure is just a chance to try harder next time

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.