Not staying started?
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Not staying started?
So I am just getting around to lookin at my truck. When I go to start it, it doesn't want to stay started. I have to keep my foot on the gas to keep it started. Any ideas? Oh yea, I its a 98 and has about 98 thousand miles if that helps any.
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RE: Not staying started?
sounds to me like the battery. these trucks because of the computers need a healthy battery. not like the old days when you could disconnect the battery and the alternator would keep things running. after awhile when its running does it run good or spit and sputter?
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RE: Not staying started?
ORIGINAL: superdak05
sounds to me like the battery. these trucks because of the computers need a healthy battery. not like the old days when you could disconnect the battery and the alternator would keep things running. after awhile when its running does it run good or spit and sputter?
sounds to me like the battery. these trucks because of the computers need a healthy battery. not like the old days when you could disconnect the battery and the alternator would keep things running. after awhile when its running does it run good or spit and sputter?
RE: Not staying started?
What about the possibility of the alternator? If its not working it wont charge like it supose to.
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ORIGINAL: chris1974
yeah.....but it starts just fine. It just wont stay running. But then agian-hedid have toreplace his battery......hmmm........[sm=confused06.gif]
yeah.....but it starts just fine. It just wont stay running. But then agian-hedid have toreplace his battery......hmmm........[sm=confused06.gif]
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RE: Not staying started?
ORIGINAL: chris1974
Im with Fox. Do a tune up. Have you ever cleaned your throttle body? Or the TPS?? How many miles are on the plugs??
Im with Fox. Do a tune up. Have you ever cleaned your throttle body? Or the TPS?? How many miles are on the plugs??
