Slow starting TBI
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Car: 1987 Chevy truck
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Slow starting TBI
My truck starts slow. If it hasn't bee ran in awile, say a hour, it takes a few seconds for the engine to start. If I turn it off and wait a few minutes, then start it up, it fires immediately. Are the TBI's designed this way or is something wrong?
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Car: 1983 G20 Chevy
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 4L60
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Originally Posted by C&C Chevy
My truck starts slow. If it hasn't bee ran in awile, say a hour, it takes a few seconds for the engine to start. If I turn it off and wait a few minutes, then start it up, it fires immediately. Are the TBI's designed this way or is something wrong?
This is a cold start-up for me now.
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OK, thanks for clearing this up. It has always done this, but I never paid much attention. I just recently put in a new crate engine, and I was wondering about the wear and tear.
Is the TPI pump a bolt-in project or did you have to do some modifications? I wonder why GM didn't put a simple check valve in these things?
Is the TPI pump a bolt-in project or did you have to do some modifications? I wonder why GM didn't put a simple check valve in these things?
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