20 Most Recent 1997 Chevrolet K1500 - Page 4 Questions & Answers

I would assume 4x6

Had same exact problem on my 97 k1500, although it would crank after shutting off it just would not start. I fixed the problem by replacing the fuel pump in the tank. I learned that the 5.7 liter needs something like 80 psi to start but will run on around 55-60 psi (fuel pressure)

move car to dirt. or pavement. now it can disengage. why are you in 4wd. if car is not allwheel drive, you need to get off pavement.

You can try a larger allen wrench or try switching between standardand metric wrenches. If this does not work younwill have to drill the bolt and use a easy out.

http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/267989d1291997474-4l60e-valve-body-4l60e-vb.jpg There is also a check ball that goes in the case next to the 2-4 accumulator. google it if you are not sure.

Don't know if this will help you or not. But we found out with our 97 Silverado, that almost everything electrical went through the ignition switch. You might investigate an ignition problem.

well to answer your question what made the gas go "Bad" does it have water in it ? if so yes i have seen water fill cylinder so engine will part ways turn over and "lock Up" water is Non compessable so that will do it

but if none of this occured , No, sounds as if you have a weak battery or bad connection on one of the wires

I think you have a worn out transmission clutch pack. Time for an overhaual is my GUESS.

Fuse # 20 or 21 gets power through ignition. This fuse controls PRNDL indicator, speedometer, tach, & will cause transmission to not shift gears correctly. Ours took off in 3rd gear when put in Overdrive & only ran in 3rd gear. If we tried to manually shift thru gears (auto trans), it had 1st, 3rd, reverse. No 2nd or over drive. Replaced ignition. Fixed problem. Root problem was Electric motor that engaged 4 wheel low side was bad. Every time we used 4 Low side it threw power surge through ignition & blew ignition out. Good Luck.

Don't know if this will help, but we had a transmission shop flush ours & change a screen in it. Fixed it & was relatively cheap.

look for fuel pressure too high, MAP out of range ,TPS out of range,spark plugs, injector leak hope it helps

Hello BDG, The answer is no. If the VSS fails on your 97 Chevy, you will lose both speedometer and odometer functions. If your speedo is still working and your odometer is not, you have a broke odometer. This is a common failure with a lot of the older vehicles that were fitted with the mechanical odometer registers. Feel free to contact Kincer's Service for a repair salution. GM Instrument Cluster Speedometer Repair Service

Fuel pump intermittent failure works when it wants to your fuel pump is shot replace it your truck will run good agian