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97 K2500 Surges or cuts out when going uphill

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Old March 19th, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Default 97 K2500 Surges or cuts out when going uphill

Drives just fine except when about 1/2 way up a hil and when trying to accelerate at freeway speeds. Usual acceleration like getting on the freeway is just fine. 250K miles. Any ideas.
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when was last tuneup/filters changed?
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about 6000 miles ago
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have fuel pressure tested. should be 55-60 if memory serves. run a compression test as well, and look at plugs to check for any damage or gunk.
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It is almost like the symptoms when the fuel pump went out except that surging occurred at low speeds under acceleration also. I'm going to change the fuel filter tomorrow also. Thanks.
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