truck does not want to start when it's cold?

1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE
188,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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POOH123
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97 Tahoe..all of A sudden the truck does not want to start when it's cold..once it's been running it runs great...really confused here..would love to pay for this but we are really struggling right now.
Aug 19, 2009 at 8:35 PM
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POOH123
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I just wanted to say thanks...That makes total sense.

updated 9-28-09
Thanks for the help guys!!
The problem ended up being clogged injectors. I had to put it tin the shop, the owner is my friend and he told me he had never seen this before, he cleaned the "spider web" he called it and now it runs just like it always has.
Also, he called me two weeks later to ask me how the truck was running, I said great why, and he told me that he had another truck similar to mine with the same problem. He did the same thing for that person that he did for me and the problem was fixed.
I just wonder if this could have anything to do with the ethanol being added to our gas.
Jun 5, 2021 at 2:51 PM
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SQM
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Thank you for sharing the fix to the issue you had. Much appreciated, it can help someone else who might be looking for a solution.

Here is a helpful video on those spider injectors:

https://youtu.be/j6JGh9U_kZg

I have attached diagrams for your reference.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Dec 9, 2021 at 9:17 AM
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