Truck starting issues
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Have a chevy 99-2500- Truck has been starting like a champ- The other day I went to work, that AM the truck started fine as usual-
I did stop to get fuel from a dive of a gas station that afternoon-
The next morning the truck started, but had an unusual hesitation while turning over- Stopped at the store (no gas just misc. stuff) and the truck cranked like a champ-
Worked all day, and when I went to crank up, it did the same hesitant pause while the key was turned, then poofed into running ok-
Driveing is fine, sounds the same, idles fine- This morning I get up to goto work, the truck absolutely will not start. While turning the key its not a smooth cranking, but smooth to pause, smooth to pause, smooth to pause type cranking- It almost poofed into running a few times; but then back to the hesitant cranking routine-
If I put the pedal to the floor while cranking, the hesitant pauses clear up and it just cranks smoothly but won't start to run-
when I turn key on i get the whine of the fuel pump (its brand new) Ive tried changing relays out, still nothing. I let sit for an hour, went and tried, it actually tried to run, but went back to the crappy pause and crank deal-
Any Ideas? Is it possible to get such horrible gas that the truck wont crank and run?
I did stop to get fuel from a dive of a gas station that afternoon-
The next morning the truck started, but had an unusual hesitation while turning over- Stopped at the store (no gas just misc. stuff) and the truck cranked like a champ-
Worked all day, and when I went to crank up, it did the same hesitant pause while the key was turned, then poofed into running ok-
Driveing is fine, sounds the same, idles fine- This morning I get up to goto work, the truck absolutely will not start. While turning the key its not a smooth cranking, but smooth to pause, smooth to pause, smooth to pause type cranking- It almost poofed into running a few times; but then back to the hesitant cranking routine-
If I put the pedal to the floor while cranking, the hesitant pauses clear up and it just cranks smoothly but won't start to run-
when I turn key on i get the whine of the fuel pump (its brand new) Ive tried changing relays out, still nothing. I let sit for an hour, went and tried, it actually tried to run, but went back to the crappy pause and crank deal-
Any Ideas? Is it possible to get such horrible gas that the truck wont crank and run?
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Kinda sounds like water in the fuel. Water does not compress so the hesitation in the cranking cycle. I would change the fuel filter and put some dri-gas in the tank and see if that helps. and yes it is possible to get that crappy of a load of gas. I would try to find out if any of the other gas customers had problems.
Charlie
Charlie
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Apparently that was the problem, I eventually got it to crank, it was below a quarter tank with that gas anyway, so took it to more cleaner gas station and filled up- hasn't had start problem since.
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