1989 gmc sierra 6.2 liter diesel hard start when hot

1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2

Driver side cylinders, starting at the front of the engine, are 1,3,5,7

Passenger side, starting at the front, are ,2,4,6,8

Hope this helps.

V-8 engine firing order is: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2

4.3 liter V-6 firiing order is: 1-6-5-4-3-2

Is the base fuel pressure the same hot when it is cold, and so is the spark weak when the engine is hot ?

If you are at or near the 100,000 mile mark then your fuel pump may have failed. If you remove the fuel filler cap and listen carefully at the filler neck while someone turns the ignition key to "run" [don't actually crank the engine] you should be able to hear the fuel pump buzz for about a second and a half as the key is turned On. If you don't hear the pump buzz then odds are your pump is dead. Your pump may have actually failed making it appear as though you ran out of fuel. Not to uncommon. Hope this helps and good luck!

Sierra 1500 also C/K Series have three engine sizes; check this...

1993 GMC C 1500 P/U 5.0 liter V-8 VIN "H"




1993 GMC C 1500 P/U 4.3 liter V-6 VIN "Z"




1993 GMC C 1500 P/U 5.7 liter V-8 VIN "K"




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A.T., VIN model "C" (4x2), TH400, 6 cyl
A.T., VIN model "C" (4x2), TH400, 8 cyl, 8-305 (5.0L)
}A}}400}466495" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />A.T., VIN model "C" (4x2), TH400, 8 cyl, 8-350 (5.7L)
}A}}400}466496" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />A.T., VIN model "C" (4x2), TH400, 8 cyl, 8-379 (6.2L, diesel)
E>}B}}400}466497" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />A.T., VIN model "C" (4x2), TH700, diesel
A.T., VIN model "K" (4x4), TH400, 6 cyl
B@}}}400}466499" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />A.T., VIN model "K" (4x4), TH400, 8 cyl, diesel
A.T., VIN model "K" (4x4), TH400, 8 cyl, gasoline
A.T., VIN model "K" (4x4), TH700, diesel
FFC}B}}400}466502" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />M.T., 4 spd, 4x2, VIN model "C"
FFC}A}}400}466503" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />M.T., 4 spd, 4x2, VIN model "R"
ECB}B}}400}466504" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />M.T., 4 spd, 4x4, (VIN model "K")
M.T., 5 spd, 4x2
M.T., 5 spd, 4x4
A.T., VIN model "C" (4x2), TH700, gasoline
F=A}B}}400}466508" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />A.T., VIN model "K" (4x4), TH700, gasoline
}B}}400}466509" type="radio" name="userInterchange" />A.T., VIN model "R" (4x2)

u can do the check the other way around/ disconnect the fuel line that supply the injectors/ put the pipe in a small plastic container to see if fuel is being supplied by the pump and avoid fuel spill in ur engine/ crank the engine for at least 5 seconds see if the fuel squirts with pressure/ if it does then ur fuel pump is ok / blockage is somewhere down the fuel line/ u can check fuel lines by blowing it with air but u gonna need the help of an air compressor.....

This is what i would try (cheapest first) redexe/wyyns
injector cleaner,double dose,then i have put 1gal gas in 10gal diesel to increase burn temp (you may encounter a hot start problem temporarilly)then if still smoking, get a compresion check on the engine(this will tell you volumes)
by the way the NATO tanks put in 1/3 gas in diesel to stop it freezing in arctic conditions.any more than 1/3 can result in problems.

need engine size 5.0/5.7.6.4 with or without deistributor without dist it is automatic with could be anywhere between 3-12*BTDC (before Top dead center)

if it has a 4.3 liter motor a 86 to a 97 if it has a 350 motor a 81 to a 96 will work hope this helps