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doesnt like to start - 4/3/2007 9:23:00 PM    woodsballr   Posts: 211 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline okay guys for as long as i've been driving my blazer it doesnt like to start after a long sit. it;s nothing problematic or urgent but its kinda growing on me as one heck of an annoying thing. ok heres the thing after a long sit it takes a while holding the key to start it. if i stop and put in gas or run in to the grocery store real quick it will start right up like everybody else. but after an indefinite amount of time, i haven't timed it or anything, but when i go out for lunch ive only been in class for an hour and it does it. ok now to describe the problem. it takes at its worst a slow count of 2 to start. like i said nothing urgent. its doesnt make a grinding noise, its that starting noise is the only thing i can think to call it, that every car makes. yall know what i mean, if you go out and crank up your whatever it doesnt matter that sound when you turn the key before the engine catches. yall probably knew that before i said it. i changed the spark plugs, spark plug wires, and distributor cap a while back. i've been meaning to change the fuel filter for a while but cant afford to fix it if anything goes wrong. changed the oil and oil filter about 2,000 miles ago. new air filter about 10,000 miles ago and its clean. i have no idea what it could be other than a vague stab in the dark at the starter. can anyone help? thanks ahead of time. _____________________________ 1985 GMC High Sierra 1500 w/a 5.7L V8 + a 4-barrel carb. ~~"Live like you ain't afraid to die"~~the late, great Chris LeDoux Post #: 1

RE: doesnt like to start - 4/3/2007 9:56:01 PM    Kordog Posts: 403 Joined: 10/22/2006 Status: offline What fuel injection do you have?  TBI or CPI?  That will help us alot. _____________________________ Korey 2000 Blazer LT, 30X9.5x15 Dueler AT, Cold air intake, Magnaflow exhaust. ASE Master Auto Tech. (in reply to woodsballr) Post #: 2

RE: doesnt like to start - 4/3/2007 9:59:49 PM    woodsballr   Posts: 211 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline i believe it's TBI but how would i make sure? _____________________________ 1985 GMC High Sierra 1500 w/a 5.7L V8 + a 4-barrel carb. ~~"Live like you ain't afraid to die"~~the late, great Chris LeDoux (in reply to Kordog) Post #: 3

RE: doesnt like to start - 4/3/2007 11:10:51 PM    Kordog Posts: 403 Joined: 10/22/2006 Status: offline If it has an air cleaner like on the older cars with a carb, it is TBI. If it has an aluminum upper intake with the throttle body near the rad fan, and the air cleaner in the fender well behind the drivers headlamp, and has a plastic piece that says VORTEC it is a CPI. _____________________________ Korey 2000 Blazer LT, 30X9.5x15 Dueler AT, Cold air intake, Magnaflow exhaust. ASE Master Auto Tech. (in reply to woodsballr) Post #: 4

RE: doesnt like to start - 4/3/2007 11:16:06 PM    woodsballr   Posts: 211 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline yea im TBI. so give it to me straight doc, how long have i got? _____________________________ 1985 GMC High Sierra 1500 w/a 5.7L V8 + a 4-barrel carb. ~~"Live like you ain't afraid to die"~~the late, great Chris LeDoux (in reply to Kordog) Post #: 5

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