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by hillbilly469
Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:27 pm
Forum: STARTING ISSUES
Topic: Engine dies then is hard to restart.
Replies: 14
Views: 7312

Re: Engine dies then is hard to restart.

Well I did finally get to change out the module and the ole girl is running like a champ. I really appreciate all the help. v8famvan Thanks for the info on how to test that thing. I may have nickel and dimed it for a long time, never would have guessed that module would control injection.
by hillbilly469
Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:34 pm
Forum: STARTING ISSUES
Topic: Engine dies then is hard to restart.
Replies: 14
Views: 7312

Re: Engine dies then is hard to restart.

Ok strike that last post I didn't have any idea what the problem was. lol. I read on another post by "v8famvan" how to check the module and I performed that test and if I did it right it is the module. Guess if we'd layed money down "Kidhauler" would have won. lol. I couldn't fin...
by hillbilly469
Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:23 pm
Forum: STARTING ISSUES
Topic: Engine dies then is hard to restart.
Replies: 14
Views: 7312

Re: Engine dies then is hard to restart.

Ok, I got a few minutes to tinker and here is what I have come up with so far. Its a fuel problem for sure because its getting fire and while cranking I sprayed fuel into the throttle body and it started up. Once running you can rev it up just fine, you can hold the engine at any speed with out inte...
by hillbilly469
Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:27 pm
Forum: STARTING ISSUES
Topic: Engine dies then is hard to restart.
Replies: 14
Views: 7312

Re: Engine dies then is hard to restart.

Thanks guys for the quick responses and the welcome. I haven't been able to check for spark partly because I am usually alone and have no one to crank it for me and partly because if I have someone with me it will start while I'm under the hood almost as if its laughing at me. lol. I won't be able t...
by hillbilly469
Sun Aug 08, 2010 5:15 pm
Forum: STARTING ISSUES
Topic: Engine dies then is hard to restart.
Replies: 14
Views: 7312

Engine dies then is hard to restart.

Hello all, I have a 93 Astro, 4.3, it gave the previous owner fits and now it has been giving me fits too. The van normally starts and runs great but it will often die at an idle like at a stop light or a sudden stop or a drive thru (most embarrassing) and then it is very difficult to restart. When ...