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Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Gasoline Engine Problems

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#186 of 261 Re: Chevy 5.3 litre Starts and Stalls out [obyone] by treedog Aug 24, 2008 (10:40 am)
Replying to: obyone (Aug 24, 2008 9:59 am) No, i have two trucks ,..Notice one is a 2001 w/ 5.3 litre....and the overheating truck is a 2003 1500hd with the 6.0litre....i just fixed the 2001 5.3...Still need help with the overheating 6.0 litre though... Replies to this message: obyone (Aug 24, 2008 10:50 am) treedog (Aug 25, 2008 8:29 am) obyone (Aug 25, 2008 9:14 am) and 6 more...
#187 of 261 Re: Chevy 5.3 litre Starts and Stalls out [treedog] by obyone Aug 24, 2008 (10:50 am)
Replying to: treedog (Aug 24, 2008 10:40 am) For the vehicle to overheat to the redline in 5 minutes we're talking about either 1-no coolant circulation 2-no coolant So it's either something blocking the coolant from passing through the radiator or a bad fan clutch. I'm assuming if it was the fan you would've noticed. Do you know if they back flushed the system when installing the water pump/thermostat? Replies to this message: treedog (Aug 25, 2008 8:29 am) obyone (Aug 25, 2008 9:14 am) treedog (Aug 25, 2008 4:57 pm) and 5 more...
#188 of 261 Re: Chevy 5.3 litre Starts and Stalls out [obyone] by treedog Aug 25, 2008 (8:29 am)
Replying to: obyone (Aug 24, 2008 10:50 am) ok , well it has coolant, so im guessin it would be no circulation,...i dont know if they flushed the system....i took off the top radiator hose and coolant comes out when running..so im guessing coolant is getting that far.. Replies to this message: obyone (Aug 25, 2008 9:14 am) treedog (Aug 25, 2008 4:57 pm) obyone (Aug 26, 2008 10:34 am) and 4 more...
#189 of 261 Re: Chevy 5.3 litre Starts and Stalls out [treedog] by obyone Aug 25, 2008 (9:14 am)
Replying to: treedog (Aug 25, 2008 8:29 am) You might want to check if the thermostat is installed correctly and if there are any kinks in the hoses. Since the water is moving we can assume the water pump is working. Check the hoses by squeezing them. Replies to this message: treedog (Aug 25, 2008 4:57 pm) obyone (Aug 26, 2008 10:34 am) treedog (Aug 27, 2008 6:59 pm) and 3 more...
#190 of 261 Re: Chevy 5.3 litre Starts and Stalls out [obyone] by treedog Aug 25, 2008 (4:57 pm)
Replying to: obyone (Aug 25, 2008 9:14 am) Ok i tried taking out the thermostat and it still overheated, put another new thermostat back in and still overheating....i cant find any hose kinks either..Im gonna have a block and presure test done tomm....im thinking maybe the plastic intake manifold or gasket..any thoughts... Replies to this message: obyone (Aug 26, 2008 10:34 am) treedog (Aug 27, 2008 6:59 pm) obyone (Aug 27, 2008 7:54 pm) Silverado_2003 (Jan 30, 2009 7:07 am) and 1 more...
#191 of 261 Re: Chevy 5.3 litre Starts and Stalls out [treedog] by obyone Aug 26, 2008 (10:34 am)
Replying to: treedog (Aug 25, 2008 4:57 pm) I wouldn't think the intake manifold or the gasket has anything to do with the blockage. A back flush might return something as something is blocking the flow. Replies to this message: treedog (Aug 27, 2008 6:59 pm) obyone (Aug 27, 2008 7:54 pm) Silverado_2003 (Jan 30, 2009 7:07 am) ss3 (Mar 12, 2009 8:16 am)
#192 of 261 Re: Chevy 5.3 litre Starts and Stalls out [obyone] by treedog Aug 27, 2008 (6:59 pm)
Replying to: obyone (Aug 26, 2008 10:34 am) O.k. Obyone here is the latest...Somehow there was air in the system ..i guess it was trapped from when i replaced the thermostat....Maybe there was air trapped around the head keeping coolant away causing it to overheat ..im not sure but its running great now ...just a simple thing ,..but a major learning expierience for me...Thanks for all the help... Replies to this message: obyone (Aug 27, 2008 7:54 pm) Silverado_2003 (Jan 30, 2009 7:07 am) ss3 (Mar 12, 2009 8:16 am)
#193 of 261 Re: Chevy 5.3 litre Starts and Stalls out [treedog] by obyone Aug 27, 2008 (7:54 pm)
Replying to: treedog (Aug 27, 2008 6:59 pm) Glad everything worked out.
#194 of 261 5.3 Silverado Random Misfire by david_cassidy Sep 03, 2008 (10:27 am)
I have a 1999 5.3 Silverado pickup. It will be running down the road and just start skipping. We have run diagnostics on it and it shows a random misfire. It has no codes and sometimes it wont even set the misfiire code. I have put on a new fuel filter, new plugs and wires, and have cleaned the injectors. Sometimes when I go somewhere it will not do it at all, but other times it runes so bad that it will hardly go down the road. Any ideas what this could be? Thanks! Replies to this message: bwandersee (Oct 28, 2008 2:12 pm) surrfurtom (May 31, 2009 5:56 pm)
#195 of 261 1995 GMC 3500 by auntjim Sep 16, 2008 (1:44 pm)
dies when put in gear. can get to go; pumping gas. runs fine untill stop,then dies......checked map,iac,vac.lines,fuel pump & filter, NO CODES tried ecm too! HELP!!!! Replies to this message: obyone (Sep 16, 2008 3:21 pm) auntjim (Sep 16, 2008 6:58 pm) obyone (Sep 16, 2008 8:19 pm) and 1 more...

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