1992 GMC 2500. 350 V8. New starter, new battery, turns over like the breeze, can hear the fuel pump when key turned, can smell fuel, but won't fire when cold or damp when it has been sitting for a while (overnight or longer). By cold I mean as warm as about 40 degrees or perhaps higher. Plug it in for an hour and it fires right up.
I'm thinking something in the electronic ignition or on-board computer if there is one, like a cold solder joint that loses contact when cold or damp.
Would it be best to put it on a scope and check it out? Would they be able to make a determination without it failing when they check?
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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1992 GMC 2500. 350 V8. New starter, new battery, turns over like the breeze, can hear the fuel pump when key turned, can smell fuel, but won't fire when cold or damp when it has been sitting for a while (overnight or longer). By cold I mean as warm as about 40 degrees or perhaps higher. Plug it in for an hour and it fires right up.
I'm thinking something in the electronic ignition or on-board computer if there is one, like a cold solder joint that loses contact when cold or damp.
Would it be best to put it on a scope and check it out? Would they be able to make a determination without it failing when they check?
Bob
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