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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Please Help! i'm desperate
Hi there folks, I recently parked my truck for a few months, I was working out of town for 3 months....I come back and I started it up and it idled beautifully one night, and the next day....I would start it up and it would idle for like a minute maybe less, and it would just die.....I don't know what the problem is, It will only stay on for about 10 seconds sometimes, then it just dies, I tried a different carburetor off of my brother-in-laws truck and it did the same thing, I don't know what the deal was, but I remember when I was driving it before I parked it, sometimes it would bog down when I pressed the gas all the way...anyways Please Help, thanks lots!
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Did you put new gas in?
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Fabricate till you "puke"
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Ill
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Or possibly a weak fuel pump.....
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Almost done!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Woodstock GA
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It sounds to me like you have developed a major vacuum leak. With the engine running, take a pair of needle nose pliers and pinch off all vacuum lines. If the idle improves, you have found your problem. Don't forget the brake booster and the PCV hoses.
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: daytonabeach
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you could have a clogged strainer on the fuel pickup in the gas tank
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field
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Secondary ignition problem? plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil, points, condensor.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Kailua HI
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um I dont know that much about all this stuff, but I would start with the fuel filter.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA
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Don't know if it is your problem or not, but this worked for us recently with a friend's sedan delivery. Has similar symptoms, finally disconnected the fuel line after the tank and blew air in the tank. Heard a little thunk and it's been running fine ever since.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: KELLER, TX
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HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM W AN OLDER F**D. After spending several hundred dollars replacing fuel pumps, carbs, coils, plugs, wires, i rechecked the condenser (a $2 part) and that was it. I replaced nearly everthing I could think of but somehow overlooked it. Try the cheaper stuff FIRST... Good Luck..
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