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Hello and good morning from chilly Iowa. I am happy to report the intermittent start issue has been resolved (for now). It was a problem with the PIP. The PIP source components in the distributor finally fatigued and I caught the issue with my test probe. I recall reading about a guy who...

So far since I wrote this thread, the truck has been starting and running reliably. I checked wiring around dist and coil again. Last thing I did was clean the connections on the PCM relay coil diode. I have an LED test light connected to the PIP and voltmeter ready to connect to coil if it...

Tiha, I appreciate the input. I am checking the PIP constantly with an LED test light. It's a new distributor so I did suspect there was a problem with the pickup but it appears to be reliable. The coil voltage has been more challenging. Every time the problem occurs, by the time I put a...

Thanks Al. I saw that laundry list of tests from a previous post and was hoping I didn't need to get into the majority of it. Since the truck runs fine most of the time, I would guess most of these tests would pass until the problem occurs. I have test equipment setup in the truck to probe and...

My 96 started to exhibit this dreaded issue at the end of 2020. After reading through the many similar posts, I stated troubleshooting and here is what I found: The truck stalls and sets code P0320. It won't start again unless I let it sit for several minutes. No spark. After a short period, it...