engine runs poorley when move wires going to the tbi injectors on 1987 chevy suburban

Asked by anthony May 01, 2017 at 05:46 PM about the 1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Silverado Extended Cab LB 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

tune up, coil, ect, sensor.new pigtails for coil fuel filter, and still runs out of gas

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Those wires get brittle to the TBI. Probably a broken wire. Just watch the 2 injectors when moving the wire around, one or both would stop spraying fuel. Also the injectors should be spraying a nice cone shape spray with no droplets of gas dripping from the injectors.

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