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#5088 of 5688 RAY by geo9 Jul 20, 2005 (8:58 am)
Bummer.......................Oh well........i guess I will see ya in Oct. at  the annual plowhead BBQ in Poughkeepsie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#5089 of 5688 Re: GM Employee Discount On 2500HD Silverado [geo9] by stoneg Jul 20, 2005 (10:52 am)
Replying to: geo9 (Jul 14, 2005 8:31 am) Geo, I had a guy coming over to buy my 97 Tacoma on Friday, and didnt show. It was paid for, so I didnt need to worry about the negative equity. I planned on getting the 2500 on Saturday, with 35k from the C.U.and the other 7k from the proceeds of the yota. I just put the 7k on the ole credit card, and floated it there until this past Monday when I finally sold it. It took exactly 10 days to sell it. So no finance carges. Damn near everyone gets credit card offers for 0% for???? Put it on one of those, and really save some money by paying it off in 30 days. My advice was that if you have finally found the exact vehicle you want, and in my case there was only 1 GM (Chevy or GMC) like it in 7 states, go get it. Find a way. Hell, I left Tallahassee 4:15am and drove to Sarasota FL in the middle of Hurricane Dennis to get mine. No regrets.
#5090 of 5688 chat tonight by kirstie_h HOST Jul 20, 2005 (11:38 am)
Don't forget tonight's member-to-member chat - it's open mic night, so come and discuss whatever's on your mind.   6-7pm PT/9-10pm ET. Drop by for live chat with other members. Hope you can join us!   kirstie_h
#5091 of 5688 1997 silverado dies on acceleration by minniescar Jul 21, 2005 (5:34 am)
Replying to: dch0300 (Jan 17, 2001 3:22 pm) Ive got a 97 silverado that has been driving me nuts for a week, a week ago i went to drive my truck and i drove to town ( about 5 miles ) and it drove fine. Then i parked the truck for about an hour and then i went to drive to work , i got about 6 miles and the truck started to sput and sputter. Every now and then it would kick in and drive fine but it just kept dieng on acceleration so i figured my best bet was to try to get it home and switch vehicles.The truck would idle fine but as soon as you put it in gear if you attepted to give it any gas it just dies so i made it home just idleing.    So far ive checked for trouble codes and there are none, ive checked the TPS, MAP, MAF, and the AIC sensors just to make sure they where getting the right voltage i even did a back probe while the truck was running. My spark plug wires are new and i pulled my spark plugs and they look good however they do have a slight wet appearance but just barely. ( they dont look like the engine is flooded ) Ive changed the distributor cap and rotor button , the fuel filter, ignition coil, and the TPS ( even though it didnt give me a trouble code it seemed a likely suspect ) Ive also checked the pcv valve, and the air filter all have checked good. Ive even removed the fuel filter and placed an inline gauge to see if the fuel pump was putting out enough pressure and it checked good but still if i give the truck any gas or stomp the pedal the truck just acts like i cut off its fuel or fire supply and it dies. From what i understand the ignition timing is not adjustable , is this correct? I looked at the distributor and all i see is one tie down bolt and i noticed you can rotate the distributor cap housing is it supposed to be that way? ( ive been told it is and the computer adjusts the timing ) Anybody have any idea what this could be causing this? Replies to this message: oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 7:30 am) minniescar (Jul 21, 2005 9:27 am) oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 11:18 am) and 4 more... oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 7:38 am) noobie1 (Jul 22, 2005 9:20 am) minniescar (Jul 22, 2005 10:10 am) minniescar (Jul 22, 2005 11:26 am)
#5092 of 5688 Re: 1997 silverado dies on acceleration [minniescar] by oshawa Jul 21, 2005 (7:30 am)
Replying to: minniescar (Jul 21, 2005 5:34 am) Clean the MAF out with a good carb cleaner only....During acceleration the computer is probably getting mixed signals usually caused by dirty MAF sensor wires.   This is a good site for help on cleaning MAF: http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cleanmaf.htm   Also is there any fuel leaks coming from around the sending unit?   Hope you find the problem. Replies to this message: minniescar (Jul 21, 2005 9:27 am) oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 11:18 am) oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 11:24 am) minniescar (Jul 21, 2005 11:59 am) and 2 more...
#5093 of 5688 Re: 1997 silverado dies on acceleration [minniescar] by oshawa Jul 21, 2005 (7:38 am)
Replying to: minniescar (Jul 21, 2005 5:34 am) Also a good check is to un plug your MAF wires and start the truck. If it is the MAF you will notice the difference big time.
#5094 of 5688 Re: 1997 silverado dies on acceleration [oshawa] by minniescar Jul 21, 2005 (9:27 am)
Replying to: oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 7:30 am) Would the MAF not throw out any trouble codes if it was dirty and getting mixed signals? Replies to this message: oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 11:18 am) oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 11:24 am) minniescar (Jul 21, 2005 11:59 am) minniescar (Jul 22, 2005 4:45 am) and 1 more...
#5095 of 5688 Re: 1997 silverado dies on acceleration [minniescar] by oshawa Jul 21, 2005 (11:18 am)
Replying to: minniescar (Jul 21, 2005 9:27 am) What I think is going on is the MAF sensor is dirty, the engine doesn't see anything wrong with this so there probably wouldn't be any trouble codes. When you accelerate your MAF is probably sending a signal to run the engine at an idle speed as the MAF is not reading as much air going by because it is dirty. Cleaning it takes no time at all...just follow the proper steps.   Good luck. Replies to this message: oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 11:24 am) minniescar (Jul 21, 2005 11:59 am) minniescar (Jul 22, 2005 4:45 am) oshawa (Jul 22, 2005 5:33 am)
#5096 of 5688 Re: 1997 silverado dies on acceleration [oshawa] by oshawa Jul 21, 2005 (11:24 am)
Replying to: oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 11:18 am) I know it may be hard to believe, but this little sensor is very tempermental....I didn't believe it at first.   Your symptoms are pointing to a dirty MAF. get a good can of carb cleaner, thats all you need to use to clean it as it is alcohol based and evaporates very fast.
#5097 of 5688 Re: 1997 silverado dies on acceleration [oshawa] by minniescar Jul 21, 2005 (11:59 am)
Replying to: oshawa (Jul 21, 2005 11:18 am) ill try it this evening hell ill try anything , ive been sitting under the hood of this truck every eveing for 5 days now and nothing has panned out.........    On a side note something i read on the site i was reffered to on how to clean the sensor got me to thinking about something. My truck has 198K on its odometer but the engine and injection system where completely replaced 20k ago ( original engone was a 305 now its a 350 ). Prior to me purchasing it a freind of mine had all this work done , he also had the transmission rebuilt 3 times, thats how i got the truck. The fourth time the tranny went out he parked the truck in the yard he said he wasnt sinking another dime into the truck and he went out and bought a brand new ford F250. This buddy of mine hauls scrap metal and every bpdy who knew him always assumed the tranny going out was due to him over loading the truck then slapping a trailer behind it , but maybe not, the site that tells how to clean out the MAF sensor mentions how if the Maf sensor is reading wrong it can tear up a transmission since the computer doesnt know when to shift, i wonder if thats the case.   needless to say I bought the truck with the tranny messed up and i had it fixed after my buddy gave up on it. Replies to this message: minniescar (Jul 22, 2005 4:45 am) oshawa (Jul 22, 2005 5:33 am)

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