what's wrong with ith my 96 k1500 4x4

Asked by mikepalmer1188 Apr 28, 2017 at 01:07 AM about the 1996 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Silverado Extended Cab Stepside 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my Chevrolet runs great in park and
neutral,when I put it in drive it runs very bad,
I checked the fuel pressure,changed the
plugs and wires,throttle position sensor and
idle control sensor.and put a different mass
airflow sensor on it a new fuel filter  gas
treatment,and the distributor looks new and
looks fine inside. it ran ok for a few days
then it started dying on me  every 30
minutes, and it's getting 10 mpg or
less.whats going on??!!

3 Answers

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No it is not in the transmission. What was the fuel pressure reading? And did you do a fuel pressure bleed down at the same time? What is common on these is the spider injection starts to leak.

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