Will not start

Tiny
EILEEN PACHECO
  • MEMBER
  • 1986 GMC SIERRA
  • 7.4L
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 187 MILES
When they got the truck it was running and it has sat about six to eight months or more, I and now it will not start.
Thursday, June 29th, 2017 AT 4:02 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
  • MECHANIC
  • 13,014 POSTS
If it has sat that long the battery has probably drained flat. Start with a good battery, check the cables as the GM side terminal cables like to fail under the insulation. Then see if it will start.
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Thursday, June 29th, 2017 AT 4:28 PM

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