BigPoser
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- Joined
- May 22, 2015
- Posts
- 169
- Reaction score
- 2
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
- First Name
- Brandon
- Truck Year
- 1973
- Truck Model
- Cheyenne Super 10
- Engine Size
- 350
My motor is really hard to start, especially in the cold mornings. I have a elec fuel pump and I let it run for a few seconds to pressure up. Pump the pedal a couple times and crank. Literally takes me a good 8 minutes of repeating the above mentioned steps before I can get it going. Once I've got it going, I can turn the motor off and it'll start right up every time.
Once I do get it running it runs pretty good. However, when I'm in drive and at a stop, if I hit the gas too hard it will kill the engine. I have to feather the pedal lightly and then she'll go. Like I said, once going, it goes well. Stalling the motor in traffic sucks and annoying.
I'm not well versed with engine related issues just yet, but am learning. A good friend of mine thinks the hard starting could be related to a lack of grounding.
I need some help. Any thoughts on either issue? Working out some kinks as this will be my daily. Good thing I have some vacation coming up next week cause I need to fix this.
Thanks in advance.
Brandon
Once I do get it running it runs pretty good. However, when I'm in drive and at a stop, if I hit the gas too hard it will kill the engine. I have to feather the pedal lightly and then she'll go. Like I said, once going, it goes well. Stalling the motor in traffic sucks and annoying.
I'm not well versed with engine related issues just yet, but am learning. A good friend of mine thinks the hard starting could be related to a lack of grounding.
I need some help. Any thoughts on either issue? Working out some kinks as this will be my daily. Good thing I have some vacation coming up next week cause I need to fix this.
Thanks in advance.
Brandon