Hard starting

Asked by Keith37810 Feb 09, 2019 at 04:16 PM about the 1989 Chevrolet C/K 2500 Silverado Extended Cab LB HD 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

89 Chevy 2500 5.7.  Turn key to on and I can
hear fuel pump. Hard to start takes many
times before it starts. After starting it runs
fine. I did smell gas a couple weeks ago after
driving home from work into garage. Help.

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beatupchevy answered 5 years ago

what do the plugs look like ? Do you have a gas leak ? spray some carb cleaner down the throttle

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