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Engine
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Idle Low
Hard start and low idle
1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
242,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
ED BRETZ
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After warmed up restarts fine right away, but wait half an hour, hard restart, real low idle, but comes up right away.
Sep 23, 2018 at 9:17 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good evening.
Sounds like the fuel pump is losing prime. I would start by checking the fuel pressure when it is cold. If it is, the fuel pump is the failure.
Roy
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-cranks-excessively-before-starting
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator
Sep 23, 2018 at 10:08 AM
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