this sounds like my same dilema last year.. fuel pump... if hooked up to
computer it wont show up.... took more than one visit to find it.. also
the cost is a little outrageous (at almsot $500 for them to do it as it's
all in the tank, filter fuel guage etc.)
you should also check the mass air sensor too, $15 if its bad.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stlaurent Mr Steven" <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:49 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Hard Start on 95 Problem
>
> IF BATTERY - check the dome light, radio, headlamps, when the engine is
off.
> If the dome light is bright, radio plays, and headlamps are working, then
no
> problem with the battery. If the dome light, radio, or headlamp has the
> opposite effect, check the alternator or battery output with multimeter.
>
> IF FUEL PUMP - like the Chevy Astro, which is notorious with the fuel
> sending pump going bad, you will hear a whine getting louder over a period
> of time. With a fuel sending pump, usually louder than 100db when going
> bad. I have this current situation on the Astro van. The problem here is
> not enough fuel is being sent to the TB and injectors to start the car.
You
> will need to do a fuel pressure check to determine if the fuel pump is
going
> bad.
>
> IF FUEL INJECTORS - common if purchasing cheap gas from a local dealer and
> not a corporate gas station. You will need to clean the injectors by a
> professional or you may try the injector cleaner. However, I have learned
> to dump some cleaner into the tank every 3-5K miles. If the battery and
> alternator are putting out 13.8-14.2volts, fuel pressure is within limits,
> then it maybe the injectors.
>
> Hmm...anything else, well I hoping our ASE mechanics have the time to
help.
>
> --------------------------------------
> Steven St.Laurent
> C4I System Engineer
> Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA
> MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
> Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365)
> "<SNIP> Though, reading through history fables,
> some would claim the City of Damascus is the oldest
> city in the world. I thought it was Enoch, grandson of Cain,
> who founded the city of Enoch long before this city was
> ever resurrected from the dust bowls of the middle east."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A. S. [mailto:adakota4x4@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 7:10 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Hard Start on 95 Problem
>
>
> Need some advice on what to check. These are the symtoms. My truck is
> getting harder and harder to start after it has been sitting for 4-5+
hours.
> It used to start instantly. Then it went to two cranks. This morning
it
> took about 8 trys before it started. When it finally started, it stumbled
> and coughed a couple seconds before smoothing out. Then it ran perfectly
> for a 45 minute drive.
> I can hear the fuel pump whine when I turn the key to the correct
> position. I've done the trick of letting it pump up 2 or 3 times before
> actually cranking but it still takes 2 or 3 cranks before it fires up.
> The gas guage has been going crazy for about 60,000 miles now. I
assumed
> I would have fuel pump problems by now, but I can still hear it pump up.
It
> has never stalled....only hard starting problems, and I've never run it
out
> of gas.
> And this is the best/worst part of the whole thing....when I go to start
> it tomorrow morning, it might fire up instantly. There's not much of a
> pattern.
> Any ideas on what to check? Anything at all would be great. I'm going
to
> go through some things over the holiday weekend and try to fix the
problem.
> Right now I plan to replace the spark plugs, remove and clean the t-body
and
> sensors, and check the Gen-II wire splice problem. I'll replace the fuel
> pump if all else fails.
> Any advice is welcome.
> Thanks!
> --Aaron--
> 95 DSRC 4x4 V6 Auto.
>
>
>
>
>
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