So I bought the '96 K1500 5.7L mentioned in the title with a plow to use as a plow truck. It had been in service as a plow truck, is wholly uninspectable, and therefore unplateable, uninsurable, etc., in Vermont. It drove home 30 miles just fine in early spring, and despite my best intentions, has been parked pretty much since then except for moving it out of the way of some other project. Winter is coming, and so I've been trying to get a couple of minor gripes taken care of becuaes I'm definitely not going to get any major ones dealt with this year.
In the course of moving it around our home several times this summer, I've noticed what felt like some slip in the transmission. Upon consulting with the forums and a couple folks I know in the area, the first thing to check is the ATF level. Yesterday, I took it out and drove it enough to get things heated up for a hot level check. It was low. I went and got a couple quarts, drove it around again enough to get it heated back up, and ended up adding three quarts of Dexron VI to get the level into the hot range on the dipstick. I notice a little more whining than I had noticed before, but it seemed like it was running good and not slipping. Hunky and dory, right?
I parked it, turned it off, and went about my day today. I figured I'd fire it up this evening and see how it drove cold.
It cranks strong, but I'm not getting a start. No coughing, no sputtering, nothing.
I searched here, but the crank no start threads I found were people trying to get things going following some kind of major alterations, up to an engine swap. That isn't where I'm at. So I've registered and here I am.
I'm downloading the service manuals that I found posted here. In the meantime, anybody got anything quick for me to start with? I own a fairly complete set of hand tools and a digital multimeter, but no scan tool or anything specific to checking fuel pressure. Or anything GM specific. This is my first GM vehicle.
In the course of moving it around our home several times this summer, I've noticed what felt like some slip in the transmission. Upon consulting with the forums and a couple folks I know in the area, the first thing to check is the ATF level. Yesterday, I took it out and drove it enough to get things heated up for a hot level check. It was low. I went and got a couple quarts, drove it around again enough to get it heated back up, and ended up adding three quarts of Dexron VI to get the level into the hot range on the dipstick. I notice a little more whining than I had noticed before, but it seemed like it was running good and not slipping. Hunky and dory, right?
I parked it, turned it off, and went about my day today. I figured I'd fire it up this evening and see how it drove cold.
It cranks strong, but I'm not getting a start. No coughing, no sputtering, nothing.
I searched here, but the crank no start threads I found were people trying to get things going following some kind of major alterations, up to an engine swap. That isn't where I'm at. So I've registered and here I am.
I'm downloading the service manuals that I found posted here. In the meantime, anybody got anything quick for me to start with? I own a fairly complete set of hand tools and a digital multimeter, but no scan tool or anything specific to checking fuel pressure. Or anything GM specific. This is my first GM vehicle.