Truck won't start in cold weather
Asked by PickAcar1234 Mar 03, 2019 at 10:29 AM about the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4WD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I have a 2001 Chevy Silverado 4.3 ltr
carburetor. Also changed fuel pump, new
wires. Plugs.cap and rotor. Thinking bad
firing. But t in hot weather , it fires up after a
few cranks. Please let me know what to do
next. Thanks
4 Answers
Biohazard01 answered 5 years ago
Could be your timing or timing chain or fuel filter on the front of your carb
Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago
Your truck engine is not carbureted, but rather fuel injected. Some may have been throttle body injected, but anyway be sure to check/replace your fuel filter every 30K miles. Then change spark plugs. Do a scan for fault codes and go from there. Having no codes would point to a fuel problem most likely.
Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago
Biohazard01 is correct that carbureted engines have a tiny fuel filter on the front of the carb that is often overlooked. It doesn't take much to clog it up. And all engines need more fuel in cold weather.
