Ok. I will try replacing the regulator first since its
the easiest of the two jobs.
I told him the situation I'm having now and he says
'You are forcing a double prime' but he had no answer
As to why it opperates flawlessly any other time.
Yeah..it is weird. If you had to guess, would say
the regulator is more likely the problem rather than the pump?
I only ask because I was told it was the pump.
but I never have any problems with it starting cold or hot.
It never acts sluggish and has plenty of power.
So..I have figured out instead of cranking it over
for nearly 10 seconds, all I have to do is crank it
for about 3 sec, stop, re-crank and it will fire right up.
I'm still lost as to why I have this problem
Yeah..I cleaned the throttle body and the blade about a month ago. I was having problems with my idle dipping...this fixed my idle problem!
Now im just trying to figure out this issue.
I was told fuel pump..i havent run a pressure test yet
I would think if it was the fuel pump, i would...
I guess this is an uncommon problem? Lol.
I'm not familiar with these engines, all of my other
cars were older carb engines. Almost seems like my problem
is a choke sticking? Or some type of temp sensor? I'm clueless
Hey, i have a 2001 Tahoe with the 5.3 motor.
First thing in the morning, it fires right up, at normal operating temp, it fires right up, everytime. If i let it sit and it starts to cool down it just cranks and cranks for nearly 8-10 seconds then it starts and then runs fine. It will start...
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