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Originally Posted by AZKen

Does it also squirt after sitting but before trying to start?. If it squirts, pump accelerator more and faster than you have been while cranking starter.

I will check this, I am not sure if it squirts or not after sitting.


The starter fluid is a little stumping. It is highly combustable. It could be too cold to start otherwise and then when warm it is OK.

I keep it in a heated garage so it is never below 50 degrees.

Can you advise:
1. After sitting does starter crank slowish? No, cranks normal speed.
2. Does the motor not even fire or pop or almost start ....without fluid? No attempt to start at all. That is what is so strange.
3. Have you checked all vacuum lines? I only have one vacuum line and just replaced it.
4. Have you tried squirting gas into carb instead of fluid? Like a good shot/mist of gas from a squirt bottle. I have not tried this but I will do that next time. When the guy took it off the trailer when he delivered it he used gas and it fired right up. He didn't even attempt to start it without adding the gas though.

Another cause can be timing chain stretch???? Not sure if that fits this. I sure hope that is not the case. The truck only has 79k miles on it.

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