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1989 Chevrolet C1500 Questions & Answers
I have an 89 Chevy
It is likely flooded, The spark may have to be checked manually. Remove a plug and set it on the head and see it spark. It's possible that the exhaust is stopped up. If you have a full set of tools the easiest way to check this is to remove the oxagen senser but with out the right tools the EGR valve. You might want ot take the EGR valve off anyway, to make sure that it's not stuck open. With it set aside and the wire still connected block the vacume side and try to start. The exhaust should come out the exhaust hole but it could be stopped up. Just stick a coathanger wire down it and root it out, Theirs nothing in there that a coathanger can hurt and then it shoud blow though. try again. No nothing? remove the plugs and clean them I use a map gas tourch as it's handy easy and fast. Burn off all the **** thats on them and put em back in. If as you claening then they have alot of gas the fuel pressure regulater may be leaking and it'll put alot of gas and flood the engine out if this has been happening for awhile the oil may be filled with gas that will add to this flooding even more. With all the plugs clean try to restart the car but thinking that it may be flooding don't let it idel and rev it up good to blow the extra fuel out the exhaust, it may recover and run just fine. The compression and fuel pressure sounds good that you found , The distrubuter timing could be off but with the compression neaqr 150 it should start and run. The cam timing could have skipped ( timing chain) this almost always makes the compression go less and 150 is a normal engine even a 5.7
Firing order for 4.2 liter vortec v6 in 2003 trailblazer
I am looking at my owners manual for my 2003 Trailblazer Vortec 4.2L L6 (this is the inline 6, the option for a V6 is not available for the 6 cylinder). Per the owner's manual Spark Plug gap is .042 inches and the firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4
My 1994 C1500 headlights will
Without testing the electrical circuit's for the headlamps we'd only be guessing . Looking at wiring diagrams an testing the circuit's with a DMM - digital multi- meter is the way to find the problem , not just replacing part's . Sound's like you know nothing of automotive electrical system's ,an testing . Suggest you take your vehicle to a qualified repair shop.
Fuel guage wont read
The wire to the sender in the fuel tank is shorted. If it was open or disconnected it would read full.
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