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Anonymous Posted on Feb 16, 2015

Truck fires really well but wont start, seems like no fuel

It sat for acouple days then fired up and ran. now it happened today lots of fire power but wont start.

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Please define "fire power". Is this just the power from the battery swinging the engine, or did you check if there is a healthy spark on the plug wires? If an engine dies without warning, the chances are very good it is the crank angle sensor in which case there will not be any spark on the wires even though the starter will swing the engine quite lustily without starting.

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s60six

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  • Posted on Dec 14, 2008

SOURCE: Truck wont start

Is it getting fuel?
is it getting spark?


as for the code.........here is the code list for gm vehicles



Code: Meaning:
12
No Distributor pulses
13
Oxygen sensor
14
Coolant Temp sensor circuit
15
Coolant Temp sensor circuit
21
Throttle Position Sensor
22
Throttle Position Sensor
23
Manifold Air temperature sensor
24
VSS (Vehicle Speed sensor)
25
Manifold Air temperature sensor
32
EGR system
33
MAP sensor or MAF sensor depending on engine
34
MAP sensor or MAF sensor depending on engine
35
Idle Air Control Valve
36
MAF Burn-off circuit
41
No Distributor pulses, cylinder select error
42
Electronic Spark Timing or Bypass fault
43
Electronic Spark Control fault
44
Lean exhaust
45
Rich exhaust
46
VATS system fault
51
PROM fault
52
CALPAK fault
53
System over-voltage
54
Fuel pump circuit
55
ECM fault
61
Oxygen sensor fault (degraded sensor)




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francisco navarro

  • 241 Answers
  • Posted on Feb 14, 2009

SOURCE: astro van wont start

check your throtle position sensor, it controls the mixture of the fuel if it's bad and stuck shut your car wont start

Anonymous

  • 1 Answer
  • Posted on Feb 27, 2009

SOURCE: 92 gmc sierra no fuel to injectors

check the wiring under steering column. i had the same problem and thought it was a fuel pump. it ended up being a blown fuse because of some wires that were pulling out of a white wiring harness. it has about 8 wires or so on it and it plugs in to the harness for the column.

jmgldsmth

Jim Goldsmith

  • 2005 Answers
  • Posted on May 20, 2009

SOURCE: topkick cat 3116 wont start

Check your fusible links; these are small wires molded into the middle of a bigger wire they are usually located up by the battery cables. When they burn they become discolored and softly flexible. Also check your relays too.

Anonymous

  • 308 Answers
  • Posted on Jun 22, 2009

SOURCE: truck runs for a couple of seconds then dies

replace the fuel pressure its malfunctioning .

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