I have a 1984 Chevy c10. I just recently got it started but it just seemed to die after a few seconds.. It helps when I pump the gas but it still won't run long enough to put it into gear and drive..

Asked by gage7749 Mar 21, 2014 at 01:32 AM about the 1985 Chevrolet C/K 10

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I'm only 16. Its my first truck and idk a
whole lot but I think ik quite a bit for my
age.. The truck has a 350 in it with 42k
miles on it.. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!

2 Answers

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try taking the air cleaner top off and spraying carb cleaner around the choke- it is probably gummed up- if you want to, have a friend pump the gas pedal while you do it so you can see it open and close.

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If the engine runs smoothly during the few seconds it runs then you have a fuel problem. It could be a stuck choke as Richard suggests. It could be a clogged fuel filter (where the fuel line enters the carburetor). It could be a bad or marginal fuel pump. It could be a partially stuck float valve (inside the carb - requires rebuild). It could even be clogged fuel lines back to the gas tank or a clogged pick-up inside the tank. If the engine does NOT run smoothly then it is most likely an ignition problem. This could be a bad HEI module (inside the distributor), bad spark advance system (comes in two flavors - vacuum advance control or a very simple "computer" control.) If it sputters, luggs, and backfires it is really out of whack timing.

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