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Fuel problem

Tiny
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  • 1990 CHEVROLET TRUCK
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My 1990 chevy 2500 runs good some day and bad other day. When bad its like im not getting enough gas and wants to die.I have changed fuel filter coil and a tune up. Thank you for your help.
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 AT 5:16 PM

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Tiny
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Does the problem occur at idle or driving down the highway, or both? Did you use a gage to check fuel pressure? Clean throttle-body? Check for vacuum leaks? EGR issue? Any applicable mil codes? An intermittent issue can be a pain to track-down. You have to test when the problem is ongoing.
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Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 AT 5:58 PM
Tiny
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The problem mostly happens when driving. Will be driving and lose power when I step on peddle hard it comes back the dies again.I will be checking the fuel pressure tonight.
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Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 AT 7:21 PM
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