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1990 Chevrolet C-3500 won't start

My friend has a 1990 Chevrolet C-3500 with a 5.7ltr.  He was having trouble so he put in a new Distributer and a new fuel pump and filters It was running good he used it to go Camping Fathers Day weekend and had no trouble.  He took it to work today and it ran great until he got ready to head home. It wouldn't start he has spark and is getting fuel to the back of the throttle body. But it still won't start help!


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Check the spark plugs for oil.
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If the plugs are not fouled, check that the new distributor is tight, because if it's shifted then the engine may not be firing on the #1 cylinder, in which case it will never start again until you get it back to the #1 cylinder position. At least that's the way it used to be. 
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Might also check the quality of the spark.  The coil could be weak.  The plug can spark outside of compression but under compression it may not be hot enough.  It should be a bright blue spark.
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