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Truck won't start... wierd.

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Offline fRESH_OiL

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Truck won't start... wierd.
« on: April 20, 2006, 03:11:06 PM »
Okay, So I had El Duende up on jack stands for 3 weeks. I was doing the brakes but didn't reallyy have time and the parts delayed... Well I got him all set up and back on the ground... and what do you know, what was a perfectly great vehicle won't run.  I say it won't run because it is starting... IT has trouble turning over but after 2-3 tries she does, runs for about 3 seconds and poops out in a slow way.

No bad sounds are coming from him so I am pretty sure its not a mech. problem. My first impression is that he was starving for air as I made sure there was no problem there... Now I'm writing this and thinking it could be a pinched line somewhere... but I don't see how I could have pinched a fuel line doing the breaks.

I was thinking the alternator but then if they wasn't working wouldn't the battery have enough juice to keep him going for more than 3 seconds? I mean, if it has enough juice to turn her over...

Tell me what you think, I am going to go plug him into the wall first, see if that helps.
"El Duende" 98' Sidekick Sport JLX, OME Spring/Struts, DT Shocks, Warn Manual Hubs, 2" Body Lift, 16" EAlloy Wheels w/ 1.3" Spacers, 30" Wranglers. Next, ARB Lockers and Rhino Liner. And install that damn Snorkle I built.

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Offline wildgoody

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Re: Truck won't start... wierd.
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2006, 04:03:01 PM »
Out of gas ?
I've parked with the trucklet low on gas
and it wouldn't start in the morning.

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