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I had a similar problem several years ago. Turned out the ignition wires wer=
e bad. Replaced them & no more problems.=20
Peace,
Pat
Pat Horne=20
We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity
On Nov 21, 2018, at 1:05 PM, eric@megageek.com wrote:
1998 GMC 3500 mason dump. LOW miles ( 87K) Gas engine=20
When it runs, it is flawless. Great idle, lots of power, no issues. Kept i=
n heated garage. Always on a battery tender.=20
About 6 months ago (maybe longer as this truck is rarely used.) when I woul=
d first start it, it would idle way too low and stall. I few minutes of war=
m-up, and it was fine.=20
Then, this past month, I had to move it to one of my out buildings for about=
3 weeks. The building has lots of moisture (it will NOT stop raining and n=
ow snowing here.)=20
I went to start it up and it wouldn't start. Engine turned over fine, sound=
ed normal, but it wouldn't start. After I tried a few times, the engine wo=
uld 'diesel' when I stopped cranking. =20
I tried some starter fluid and it didn't change anything (so I thought no sp=
ark.) Battery was on a 'boost starter' plugged in the wall. Gas smell comi=
ng out of tailpipe.=20
Checked spark, all good. Under the hood seemed dry (there was no condensati=
on or anything) but the building had a wet floor.=20
After some wrangling with a tractor, fork-lift, and a few new vocabulary wor=
ds, I got it onto the main garage where I let it sit over night with the ho=
od up.=20
So I tried it today and it started right up. So this is clearly an issue wi=
th the moisture. My question is, where do I start to troubleshoot? I can't=
predict it being moist in the other garage (and when it's there, it's away f=
rom all my tools etc.)=20
ODBC tool has no codes.=20
Any ideas on how to fix this? I'd hate to be stuck on the side of the road b=
ecause of rain or something. =20
Thanks!=20
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
Tech Viper
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational be=
ing are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo E=
merson
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;
charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I had a similar problem several years
ago. Turned out the ignition wires were bad. Replaced them & no more
problems. <div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div
id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Caldwell
County Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Nov
21, 2018, at 1:05 PM, <a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com";>eric@megageek.com</a>
wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">1998 GMC
3500 mason dump. LOW miles
( 87K) Gas engine</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">When it runs, it is flawless. Great
idle, lots of power, no issues. Kept in heated garage. Always
on a battery tender.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">About 6 months ago (maybe longer as
this truck is rarely used.) when I would first start it, it would
idle way too low and stall. I few minutes of warm-up, and it was
fine.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Then, this past month, I had to move
it to one of my out buildings for about 3 weeks. The building has
lots of moisture (it will NOT stop raining and now snowing here.)</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I went to start it up and it wouldn't
start. Engine turned over fine, sounded normal, but it wouldn't start.
After I tried a few times, the engine would 'diesel' when I
stopped cranking. </font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I tried some starter fluid and it didn't
change anything (so I thought no spark.) Battery was on a 'boost
starter' plugged in the wall. Gas smell coming out of tailpipe.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Checked spark, all good. Under
the hood seemed dry (there was no condensation or anything) but the building
had a wet floor.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">After some wrangling with a tractor,
fork-lift, and a few new vocabulary words, I got it onto the main
garage where I let it sit over night with the hood up.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">So I tried it today and it started right
up. So this is clearly an issue with the moisture. My question
is, where do I start to troubleshoot? I can't predict it being moist
in the other garage (and when it's there, it's away from all my tools
etc.)</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">ODBC tool has no codes.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Any ideas on how to fix this? I'd
hate to be stuck on the side of the road because of rain or something.
</font>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
Thanks!</font>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
<br>
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br>
Tech Viper<br>
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson </font></div><div
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