Hard To Start Condition On My Daily Pickup

[ggdad1951]

Ok, I think there are few minds here...let's see what you think.

 

My 2000 GMC Sonoma requires me (w/in the last few days suddenly) to turn the ignition key two times to start.  If I just leave it cranking the first time it won't fire up.  If I turn the key for a second and the reset and try a second time, it fires right up.  Once running drives and accerlates normally.

 

Thoughts?

[Young Ed]

Try just turning the key to on but not cranking it for 10 seconds or so. Then try and start. If it starts normally then its a sign of a fuel pump issue.

[ggdad1951]

Yep that seems to work/be the issue.....great....

[Young Ed]

Well you can fix that fuel gauge issue now.... On my truck I found its easier to pull the box than to drop the gas tank.

[ggdad1951]

seriosly?  pull the BOX....for cripes sake....

[Young Ed]

Your GMC might be different but thats what I found. The box on my dakota is 8 bolts plus wiring for the tailights and unclipping the tailgate. Otherwise you are underneath fighting with rusty bolts heat shields etc. Just make sure your pump isn't under the cab..... 

[ggdad1951]

oh I know the pump is inteh tank, along with the sending unit.....sigh...hopefully I won't have a complete failure in the next few weeks....

[48Dodger]

Seriously yes....PULL THE BOX.....newer trucks are for the most part set up to make it easy. And dropping a tank is always a PITA....don't care if its plastic or not. And spending less time on your back is always better in my book.

 

48D

[T120]

Here's another idea...

[ggdad1951]

Here's another idea...

interesting...don't know if I'd do that for what I hope to be a once shot fix....YIKES!  Makes me thing of my B3D!

[ggdad1951]

Seriously yes....PULL THE BOX.....newer trucks are for the most part set up to make it easy. And dropping a tank is always a PITA....don't care if its plastic or not. And spending less time on your back is always better in my book.

 

48D

if I pull the box I might space it up a 1/4" or so...it seems to sit a little low and the front corners/edges constantly get the paint beat off....yikes.....

[48Dodger]

Use an engine hoist and straps to pull it....picece O' cake. 

 

Couple a rubber 1/4 " washers.....why not? Couldn't hurt.

 

48D

 

P.S.  Cutting a "hatch"? Laaazzzy! lol.....might compromise the floor with a heavy load, etc....otherwise, could work.

Edited May 3, 2013 by 48dodger

[ggdad1951]

wow, what a 6 hour ordeal.....started to drop the tank, and yah, taking the bed off was easier....but THANKS GM...way to ground the feaking fuel pump thru the tail lights...scratched our heads over that for over an hour.....and only broke off ONE bed bolt....got a bit of rust under that nice looking truck....

 

 

[Young Ed]

So does that mean once you put it back together it worked?

[ggdad1951]

So does that mean once you put it back together it worked?

once we realized it grounds thru the taillights....yes....I even have acceleration again!

[48Dodger]

Sa-weet!.....did you change the ground location?

 

48D

[ggdad1951]

Sa-weet!.....did you change the ground location?

 

48D

no was afraid that there might be some coomputer issue if we did and I'd get the permanent "check engine" light

Edited May 14, 2013 by ggdad1951

[plymouthcranbrook]

Here's another idea...

I did this on a 1983 Chevy Cavalier station Wagon. Worked like a charm