truck quit

[frustratedtruckownr1]

My son's truck accelerator went limp and the whole thing quit running. Tried restarting and runs for 5-10 seconds and quits again when he tried to push the accelerator some. Lights and gauges are working so I'm thinking Fuel pump or Computer. I know I can't afford a thousand dollar repair right now. Anyone have any thoughts?

[DIGS16]

might be the fuel pump startin to go out.... my .02

[unplugged]

No sense in guessing. Start with the basics:

• Check for spark (At the plug)
• Check for timing (Depends on model/year/engine)
• Check for fuel (Use a fuel pressure gauge to test the actual pressure) The smell test doesn't work here.

The other ingredient for an internal combustion engine is air, but we assume that is available.

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[MrShorty]

In addition to unplugged's suggestions, since it seems evident that we are talking about something new enough to have a "computer" in it, I'd probably also pull codes and/or put a scanner on it to see if the computer has any thoughts on the matter.