Testing Optispark without Water Pump LT1 Caprice Impala SS Roadmaster Fleetwood

Testing optispark before installing water pump. This is my original optispark. It had oil in it but was still working when I took it apart. I cleaned it out and sealed it up good but still needed to see if it was working and in what condition and what my electronic cleaner did or didnt do to it. I wasnt sure if the optispark module was going to work / or how it was going to work after the cleaning but it works great. It started up a little funny but after running a few times sounded nice. It is all back together now and runs great. From everything I have heard and know , you want to keep the same module and distributor base if possible or use an original working module. It is probably best to keep your working original one from going out , which might mean fixing seals , which no one wants to do. I have heard and seen that the aftermarket ones are pretty much crap and have a lot of problems.

[@grandmakellymcdonald]

Where have you been???? Miss you ❤️💕🌺👵

[@CapriceHunting]

Hi GK ! doing lots of projects . When the winter comes hopefully I will have time to edit / upload / watch more videos !

[@karinc.therealmccoy]

Hi mike you will have it out on the road in no time.

[@CapriceHunting]

thanks!

[@nancytaylor4885]

Missed you, glad your back.

[@CapriceHunting]

thanks!

[@carmyn.6780]

Thanks man. Really needed this video

[@LD__]

👍

[@MobbMovement]

You know the big ground wire thats right below the alternator but right above the opti? Whats that go to? It's to the left side of the water pump.

[@KrazzzieRico]

Hey what’s up I put everything on my lt1 new opti plugs wires map sensor water pump car still won’t start crank but no start

[@CapriceHunting]

did it start before you did the opti?

[@KrazzzieRico]

@@CapriceHunting yes it did then it started acting crazy idling high then back to reg idle then I put it in gear it idle fast

[@KrazzzieRico]

Then hour later I start it up then it do the same thing then one day it just didn’t start

[@CapriceHunting]

@@KrazzzieRico so when you decided to do the opti spark job it was no longer starting? may not be the optispark, a lot of times it isnt and people just go for it . Could be a lot of things. Coil? Fuel? are you getting spark or fuel pressure ? can you hear fuel pump buzzing?

[@KrazzzieRico]

@@CapriceHunting when I turn on the car I hear pump