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Gentlemen: I have an '88 Chev. Suburban that I have owned for 13 years -- 350 TBI. Its always been well maintained and jumps with power. Recently after driving 20 miles with no problem, I started it to return home but barely make it. When I pressed the accelerator there was almost nothing -- like it was "sucking air" but no fuel. I barely made it home. I'm in the mountains of W.Va. about $100 tow away from a shop, so I'm searching for a home remedy.
I changed the fuel filter on the frame, but it made no difference.
Since then I've discovered something very curious that may identify the source of trouble.
At cold start up, the truck runs fine with normal power. But after 30-90 seconds (depending on the temperature) there seems to be some sort of idle "kick down", and then it is in its no power mode.
Does the computer by-pass some component during cold start-up that comes on-line after a minute? If so, this may be my gremlin.
Thanks very much for any thought you may have. You can e-mail me directly at [email protected]
Bob
I changed the fuel filter on the frame, but it made no difference.
Since then I've discovered something very curious that may identify the source of trouble.
At cold start up, the truck runs fine with normal power. But after 30-90 seconds (depending on the temperature) there seems to be some sort of idle "kick down", and then it is in its no power mode.
Does the computer by-pass some component during cold start-up that comes on-line after a minute? If so, this may be my gremlin.
Thanks very much for any thought you may have. You can e-mail me directly at [email protected]
Bob