Engine start casuses?

[dismalrobot]

OK. Now it has been a whole year and a few days since I first posted about this issue. I still have the starting problem. Exactly as it was a year ago. At one point I decided I would replace the fuel pump, but ended up ordering the wrong part. My fuel pump has a little black thing on top and the new one doesn't.

So I never replaced the pump. Have used only the higher octane gas and no difference. In the past year I have replaced the brake pads and the alternator. The problem with the door lock was the actuator dying.

Anyhow, like I said a year ago. It is an annoyance but not a huge one. I still have the wrong fuel pump. Sitting next to the computer here. Never returned it. So, Maybe I'll send for the correct one and replace it and see if that solves the mystery.

[Elemental]

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[Rovin4life]

if takes three times to start the damn thing, first pull the hose underneath the truck to the fuel pump, give a it go, otherwise its a pain to get a fuel pressure guage hooked up. if it pumps out then at least you have fuel.

but I would suspect a coil or a crankshaft position sensor.

oh did you ever get the cruise and the horn fixed.

[RudemanRB]

stupid question, have you checked your crank sensor?

[dismalrobot]

At one point I considered the crank position sensor or cam position sensor but all that I had read had lead me to believe that if it was the the sensor, the vehicle would not start at all. Also, I hooked up the diagnostic code reader and it didn't give any indication that it was a sensor. I've had other vehicles give me a code for the sensor when it was the sensor and when it was a busted timing belt. This one gives me nothing.

Anyhow, if you think the symptoms might be due to the sensor, I'll remove and test it with the multi-tester. I assume it is magnetic. Anyone know what resistance it is supposed to read?

Thanks for the help folks.

[dismalrobot]

R4L, never got the cruise and horn fixed but I did mess with the cruise control the other day. I think it's the electronic part in the steering wheel. As for the horn, I never bothered. I guess I am the ultimate procrastinator. So, out of guilt, maybe I'll trace the wiring for the horn so I can give my middle finger a rest.

[Elemental]

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Stop Guessing and start testing.

Geez, you want me to fly out and do it for you?