intermitant problem, w/ starting?

My truck, a chevy 1987 S -10 V6 w/ fuel injection the past few days has been giving me problems starting.

I put new plugs, wires, PCV valve about a month & 1/2 ago,.

recently the truck at times will turn over like there is no spark or gas. I had someone look in the carborater when I turned it over and he said there was gas?

I pulled the Distributer off cleaned the contacts w/ a file along w/ the rotor. This seeemed to help for about a day and a half so I dont know if this was some type of fluke.

When it does not start I open the hood and take off the air cleaner , this seems to help?

The problem seems to be worse when the engine is warm.

I just drove 12 miles home today, shut it off,... and tried to restart,... no go.

Yesterday I did the same thing and when I tried restarting,.... it started,.... the only difference was I was not on the highway yesterday I took all back roads home?

The engine has 100,000 miles but runs good burns no oil.

When it starts it runs good?

Although every once in a while when leaving parking lot after starting the truck will almost conk out, so I give it a good amount of gas. This does not last too long once I rev the engine a bit.

Any of these symptoms sound familiar?

I hope

Thanks

Kevin

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The '87 S-10 with a 2.8 ltr V-6 the oil pressure sender and the safety switch are both mounted just above the oil filter. Another possibility is the module in the distributor is starting to go bad, or the coil is getting weak. I am at a loss as to why you went to all the work of changing plugs (with AC plugs I hope, not Bosch) and the wires but not the cap and rotor? And don't skimp on the cap and rotor, GM's can eat a cheap set in a heart beat. How many miles on the truck? With age the timing chains on these things can really stretch and timing can jump all over the place. On the fuel pump front, when is the last time the fuel filter was replaced? And yes the pump is in the tank. Check the vacuum lines, especially the one going from the PCV valve to the intake.

Whitelightning

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