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Title: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Ghetto Fab on March 22, 2011, 05:07:21 PM
got a 99 silverado with  4.3  2wd  if i drive it every day it runs fine  if i let it set for 3 days it wont start..... wtf could this be??  fuel pump has 60lbs pressure with key on  however when the pump turns off it bleeds pressure to zero    good spark at all cylinders   i have had a evap code once  but that was a while back....WTF??? lol  any help is greatly appreciated
thanks
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: J.C. on March 22, 2011, 05:20:00 PM
bad battery?
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Ghetto Fab on March 22, 2011, 05:56:53 PM
It cranks good just won't fire
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: RIP_K52007 on March 22, 2011, 06:18:14 PM
It just feels left out..
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Ghetto Fab on March 22, 2011, 06:22:01 PM
I already tried talkin nice lol
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: RIP_K52007 on March 22, 2011, 06:33:18 PM
Quote from: Ghetto Fab on March 22, 2011, 06:22:01 PM
I already tried talkin nice lol
You should know better. Chevys like it rough ==roll call it some names and show it a hammer.
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Disturban on March 22, 2011, 07:01:37 PM
FPR or leaky spider/injectors...common problem.
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Eroq on March 23, 2011, 01:27:49 PM
Quote from: Disturban on March 22, 2011, 07:01:37 PM
FPR or leaky spider/injectors...common problem.

i was gonna say fuel pressure regulator as well.. theyre cheap and would be an easy thing to start with!
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Ghetto Fab on March 23, 2011, 02:27:57 PM
I don't call 45 bucks cheap lol
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: mariozoldos on March 24, 2011, 04:01:37 PM
my 97 jimmy does the same thing when its low on gas it all most kills the battery... Sits with a full tank fires right up......
Quote from: Ghetto Fab on March 22, 2011, 05:07:21 PM
got a 99 silverado with  4.3  2wd  if i drive it every day it runs fine  if i let it set for 3 days it wont start..... wtf could this be??  fuel pump has 60lbs pressure with key on  however when the pump turns off it bleeds pressure to zero    good spark at all cylinders   i have had a evap code once  but that was a while back....WTF??? lol  any help is greatly appreciated
thanks
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Ghetto Fab on March 24, 2011, 06:28:37 PM
3/4 tank in it currently
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Chevy Racer on March 24, 2011, 06:53:49 PM
Quote from: Disturban on March 22, 2011, 07:01:37 PM
FPR or leaky spider/injectors...common problem.
Had a similiar issue with a Jimmy.  Pump takes a minute while cranking to build back up the 60+lbs of pressure to fire it so it takes a while to start it.  Pressure regulator or like in my case a cracked feed line going to the injector under the upper intake plenum are my guess.
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Ghetto Fab on March 25, 2011, 03:33:19 PM
wel instead of pullin the intake(the last thing i wanted to do) this truck has EATEN caps and rotors for dinner ever since i got it so i thought id replace it since it had been over a year..... fired right up no hesitation.... wtf loll
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Colorado on March 27, 2011, 08:52:22 PM
Quote from: Eroq on March 23, 2011, 01:27:49 PM
Quote from: Disturban on March 22, 2011, 07:01:37 PM
FPR or leaky spider/injectors...common problem.

i was gonna say fuel pressure regulator as well.. theyre cheap and would be an easy thing to start with!
I was thinkin...or a fuel line leak.
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: J.C. on March 28, 2011, 08:02:41 PM
Quote from: Ghetto Fab on March 25, 2011, 03:33:19 PM
well instead of pullin the intake(the last thing i wanted to do) this truck has EATEN caps and rotors for dinner ever since i got it so i thought id replace it since it had been over a year..... fired right up no hesitation.... wtf loll

now you should be asking why your truck is so hungry!?
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Ghetto Fab on March 29, 2011, 02:14:23 AM
Haven't fed her in a while lol
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: Crazymays77 on April 01, 2012, 06:11:11 PM
tear it apart and give me the motor problem solved lol
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: 72 Bogger on April 01, 2012, 10:19:57 PM
Quote from: Ghetto Fab on March 25, 2011, 03:33:19 PM
wel instead of pullin the intake(the last thing i wanted to do) this truck has EATEN caps and rotors for dinner ever since i got it so i thought id replace it since it had been over a year..... fired right up no hesitation.... wtf loll
Was going to sugjest this
Title: Re: 99 full size 4.3
Post by: old school truck dude on April 02, 2012, 12:17:45 PM
If it does it again, try cycling the key off and on several times before you crank it, sounds like it was losin its prime due to a leak such as leakin injector, pinhole in the line, etc ;D