Super frustrated....AGAIN!!! Truck is hard to start.

[frito-bandito]

No I just have the air cleaner cover off with a regular Fram filter on it, I tried to put the cover back on but that didn't make a difference, the only way it'll start is if I shoot just a little ether on the filter, it did throw codes earlier for bank 1 O2 sensor and random misfire, but I cleared them and drove it for about 2hrs and they still didn't come back on.

 

[bluex]

I'm starting to wonder if your distributor gear might be worn?

 

[frito-bandito]

I hope not, went down that road with the 94

 

[bluex]

I have a scanner program on my laptop, if you come by we can see what the timing is doing as well...

 

[frito-bandito]

Sounds good, so far the Seafoam seemed to clear it up some, but its still not running right

 

[stroker52]

I would go to the junk yard and get a map senser and try that first.. there easy to swap out an if that does it then good if not then I would hook a fuel pressure gauge up start the truck and watch the gauge then turn it off and time it.. the pressure will fall alittle as soon as you turn the truck off. But shouldnt drop any with in a 20 to 30 time period..

I ask if it had a K&N cuz if you over oil the filter an it gets on the mass airflow meter it will make a truck/car run bad..

How many miles are on your truck? How old is the cat? Have you sprayed around the intake with the starter fluid to see if you have any vacuum leaks?

 

[stroker52]

I'm starting to wonder if your distributor gear might be worn?

That to.. pull the cap and turn the rotor back an forth to see if there is alot of play it shouldn't move more then a 1/8 or less

 

[bluex]

Sounds good, so far the Seafoam seemed to clear it up some, but its still not running right

I can monitor pretty much any sensor with it so we can find it if that's the issue. Keep you from just chunking parts at it anyways

 

[stroker52]

Yep he has the better idea there.. but while doing all that hook a gauge to see where the pressure is..

 

[frito-bandito]

Thanks, hoping to get to the bottom of this crap