1994 Chevy S1 turns over but won't go
Asked by Leanani Feb 02, 2022 at 10:03 PM about the 1994 Chevrolet S-10
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
1994 Chevy S10 truck 4.3 liter vortex engine 135,000 miles
Trucks been running great.
Went to leave one morning and it didn't even make it to the end of the street.
It died started it again and won't go
Mechanic said it was the fuel pump and filter and bought a brand new
battery.
he put everything in and
Same thing turns over but won't go .
I don't have money to keep putting into it and it's not the right problem
Anyone know what the problem may be ?
4 Answers
Does it have spark? Very common to have an ignition module failure on these.
beatupchevy answered 2 years ago
You should find a different mechanic that trouble shoots the problem instead of just guessing , You say it " turns over " does that mean it idles or does that mean it cranks ? Look for a good motor to chassis ground , spray some carb cleaner down the throttle .
The sad thing about vehicles like this is that it's eighteen years old and pre-OBDII, and you'll have a hard time finding any mechanic who'll spend time trying to fix the truck without making a lot of money in the process. Nobody wants to work on cars that are OBDI or earlier, it takes brains, talent, and ambition, and that equals time and money. If you can't work on your own cars, I suggest you buy a newer truck, 1996 or later, so mechanics can just plug in diagnostics to tell them where to look.
That's true, shops only want to work on second generation OBD systems. An independent shop is your only hope these days in find someone that knows about the older systems. Unfortunately the good Techs from that era are retiring, some are keeping their hand in by doing driveway work at their home. As that is what I did for a few years after retiring. Now I only work on my own stuff.
