Spends over an extra 5 seconds before cranking?

Tiny
GLENN QUATTLEBAUM
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  • 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 158,400 MILES
I have a 2000 chevy suburban when I try to crank it in the morning or on a regular drive it spends over an extra 5 seconds before cranking. Sometimes after driving for a while and stop at a light it has a rough idle. I have put it on the diagnostic machine, checked o.K, I have sent it to a mechanic he cleaned the trottle body still contiue to do the same thing. I dont know what else to do I hoping its not the timing going bad.
Sunday, December 16th, 2007 AT 6:05 PM

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Tiny
PEAR69
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Check the sparkplugs, especialy the spark plug gap. Make sure it is in specification.
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 AT 8:52 PM
Tiny
KEN L
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To me it sounds like the battery is weak or you have a bad connection at the battery. If the battery is more than 4 years old I would get a new one and clean the battery cable terminals, this guide can help.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

Please let us know what happens.
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024 AT 3:33 PM

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