Need Chevy help

[HoPpeR]

I have a friend with a 99 tahoe.  They are having problems with it starting.  Sometimes it starts right up and sometimes it starts up and then shuts off.  It has good fuel pressure ,fresh tune up, new egr.  Any ideas?  I thought maybe it had something to do with the vats system.  Thanks HoPpeR

[Jr]

what kind of cap and rotor did you use.....

[HoPpeR]

I am not sure, usally they replace with factory parts, but this problem started way before the tune up.

[old school truck dude]

Does it have any codes in it?

[millser]

ok thise sounds dum but give it a try use the key on the drivers door and lock and un lock it 1 or 2 times it resets the secertiy mode people should do this at lest once a month if you use them key pads to lock your car or trucks all the time

[damn_ford]

if its a vortec "good" fuel pressure may not be enough. needs to be 60lbs or above. at 50 psi and below it will long crank, start and stall. and generally be an
sob on cold startup

[J.C.]

starts, runs for a few seconds, then shuts down, sounds like vats...

[Uncle Steve]

starts, runs for a few seconds, then shuts down, sounds like vats...

my truck was doing that ,changed the distiber ,lol spelling

[jays85]

i have been hearing alot of people have probulms with the dist. in the vortecs if mine keeps it up i am going to change mine

[HoPpeR]

Distributor was just changed along with plugs and wires.  It did have a egr code but that also was just replaced.  When it starts it fires right up the way its suppose too and even when it acts up it fires right up and runs for a second and shuts off.     I do believe the security light may be on also.

[old school truck dude]

Distributor was just changed along with plugs and wires.  It did have a egr code but that also was just replaced.  When it starts it fires right up the way its suppose too and even when it acts up it fires right up and runs for a second and shuts off.    ***I do believe the security light may be on also.***

^^^^^ Le Dude is thinkin VATS