1996 Silverado starting problems

Asked by Tonyabert77 Oct 06, 2016 at 11:11 AM about the 1996 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Silverado 4WD

Question type: General

Starting up my truck in the morning takes a
few cranks seems like the motor is starving
since it will spark but die out it usually
starts the second or third time
However I feel like I'm not getting as much
power as I should
Fuel psi is about 54 at idle
And 60+ at 2000+ Rpms
I also tested the maff air flow sensor it is
good
Any suggestions,
Thanks
Tony

4 Answers

60,325

Your fuel pressure is spot on. Consider running a compression test or do a tune up if it's been a while since it's been done

34,745

If doing the tune up doesn't help, clean all intake components, air filter and throttle body

1 people found this helpful.

I've recently changed the spark plugs and the compression was rated for 8.6 I believe at the heads which is not bad for 100k miles I cleaned maff sensor and got a new air filter Have not cleaned the throttle body yet though thanks gentlemen!!!

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