I HAVE AN 88 CHEVY 2500 5.7 L RUNS HORRIBLE COLD I HAVE TO THE THROTTLE WIDE OPEN TO START IT THEN IT BACKFIRES WHEN IT STARTS ONCE IT WARMS UP A LITTLE THEN IT PURS LIKE A KITTEN ANY SUGGESTIONS I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE.
88 CHEVY RUNS BAD COLD
Mar 03, 2006
7 Replies
- Have it scanned free at one of the big chain autoparts stores. Advance Auto, Auto Zone.
- Bad TPS
- Bad MAP Sensor
How many miles on it?
helly wrote:
Or, you could just wait until it's dark and use a spray bottle to mist water over the spark plug wires.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% "So why do I drive a big SUV? It's because I have to haul numerous people and things to places." ~ R. Lee Baxton ~
Check for a sticking EGR valve. Especially if it's one of the "digital EGR's" (not the usual vacuum operated ones).
Ran into a 4.3L that did almost the same thing.
IHAVE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE,PLUG WIRES WITH NEW GM WIRES,CAP ROTOR FUEL FILTER SPARK PLUGS TIMING CHAIN, SCANNED TPS WITH MY AUTO X-RAY SCANNER THANKS FOR THE IDEAS I APPRECIATE IT ANYMORE LET ME KNOW THANKS
Shut off your caps lock and stop screaming at us!!!
Maybe he's hard of hearing (or thinks we are LOL).
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% "So why do I drive a big SUV? It's because I have to haul numerous people and things to places." ~ R. Lee Baxton ~
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