1981 cutlass

Asked by GuruB1G5S Jan 05, 2019 at 08:43 PM about the 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

MY 1981 CUTLASS SUPREME TURNS ON BUT WILL NOT STAY ON . WHY IS
THAT....... I ALSO INSTALLED NEW DISTRIBUTOR HOWEVER IT DOES NOT
HAVE A ECM CONNECTION BUT MY OLD DISTRIBUTOR HAS A ECM
CONNECTION. WHERE SHOULD I CONNECT ECM ON NEW DISTRIBUTOR

6 Answers
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1981omobeel answered 5 years ago

When we rebuilt mine, I was going to change out the carburetor and distributor, and get rid of that old computer system. I believe the reason we did not was because of this issue you are facing (and a few others). I don't want to scare you, these are just my thoughts as I reviewed some notes and try to think back. I need to talk to the people that helped me with the rebuild and I will report back as soon as I can. I stayed with all original, and that is the 2nd year for that computer system if I recall.

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GuruB1G5S answered 5 years ago

That's fine. I was also going to change out my manifold and carburetor but If I was going to change this distributor. I believe once I do these I would have to wire the car again

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