Hard time starting after truck sits for a couple days

[e3mcgrath]

So now that the weather's nice, I've been riding my bike to work more and the truck sits for 3-5 days at a time. When I got to start it it just cranks. It usually starts after a couple tries though. Today it fought me for 10 mins before it fired up. It'll start instantly every time after the initial start up. it's a 4.3L and it recently had an intake gasket put on it so maybe the timing? Or also the fuel pressure regulator? IDK, any help is appreciated.

 

[e3mcgrath]

also thought maybe the fuel pressure regulator

 

[DRAGGIN95]

Are there any codes and also when was it tuned up last?

 

[e3mcgrath]

no codes, 60k on truck. supposed to have done new plugs, wires and cap when the intake gasket was replaced

 

[DRAGGIN95]

Man to be honest I'd have to put a live data scanner on it first before I would say what it is, and I would also borrow a fuel pressure gauge and check out the pressure at the schraeder valve to see if it's in spec.

 

[CapnCrunch53]

I definitely second getting or borrowing a fuel pressure gauge. I just went through this on my fairly new (to me) truck that I got in April, it got harder and harder to start in the morning, it got so bad that it was taking me 15 minutes of priming and cranking it for it to start. I had the shop replace the fuel pump for me and it's all good now.