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Old 11-18-2008, 06:23 PM
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2001 blzr has not started the easiest all yr. 2-3 cranks. now that the temp. has gotten cold in IL. have to shoot little shot of starting fluid, starts right up runs fine. seems like it is not getting it's initial shot of fuel on it's own to start. Any ideas??????????????? 4.3 L
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 08:17 PM
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[sm=welcomesign.gif]to the Forum. As you suspect, requiring a shot of fluid to start can point to a fuel supply problem. If you use the 'search' function and look for 'test fuel pressure', or something similar, you will find a lot of posts detailing how to check it.
 
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