Hey all,
So my '96, 195,000 miles, battery little less than 2 years old, my daily driver that I have poured a lot of money into in the last two years having the brake system what feels like everything else rebuilt or replaced (fuel system is untouched to my knowledge). Recent history: I drive it about 25 miles a day five days a week, with no problems, and did a 3" Icon Phase I lift back in December. Major recent repairs: Has had transmission rebuilt, brakes rebuilt with new everything including master cylinder and booster, new power steering pump, all new coolant hoses and PHH, blue fan clutch, all fluids changed, new plugs and wires. Very long term wish list: bumpers, knuckles service, delta front radius arms, and landtank lower control arms, oh and my lockers won't engage (but that's another story, actuators I think). I will admit I am a half banana mechanic, and have intentions of getting better at it, but kids and work have been all my time since getting the cruiser. I have a mulit-meter but don't really know how to use it yet (full disclosure here), and decent set of tools.
OK here's what's wrong
With COVID mess I've been working from home and I parked the truck a month ago and didn't start it until Tuesday of this week. Two days before I parked it my daughter left the rear dome light on and the truck was bit hard to start the next day but it fired up. Week before last I tried to start it and got one feeble rurrrr, then totally dead.
Finally this Tuesday a friend came over and we jumped started it without seemingly any problems at all, I drove it around town for more than an hour without turning it off, and it drove like normal without a complaint. This morning, four days later, I went to do some errands, and she started right up ok, so I left her running and ran inside to get a few last things. Five minutes later I jumped in and noticed the idle was really weak and as I thought that it sputtered and just died. Weird I thought. I restarted it which it did just fine and drove off, it seemed a bit sluggish but not too far from normal and about two hundred yards from home after driving up a small hill, it died again, no jerking just died. I coasted to curb and restarted it, again started up just fine, flipped U-ey and headed home, truck died again at stop sign. Restarted fine again and drove it home, seemed like I needed to keep it revved as I didn't want to let if fade and die again so I kept the revs up and got it home.
I looked at the emergency break down sticky and stuff about the fusible link etc. but just don't know with it starting up and running a bit?
I'd love to try and fix this myself and save the money and sincerely appreciate any suggestions. I don't know if something in the electrical system got fried during the jump start? (but why did it drive fine right after?) or if the fuel system is clogged? Thanks all for reading all of this,
Bob
So my '96, 195,000 miles, battery little less than 2 years old, my daily driver that I have poured a lot of money into in the last two years having the brake system what feels like everything else rebuilt or replaced (fuel system is untouched to my knowledge). Recent history: I drive it about 25 miles a day five days a week, with no problems, and did a 3" Icon Phase I lift back in December. Major recent repairs: Has had transmission rebuilt, brakes rebuilt with new everything including master cylinder and booster, new power steering pump, all new coolant hoses and PHH, blue fan clutch, all fluids changed, new plugs and wires. Very long term wish list: bumpers, knuckles service, delta front radius arms, and landtank lower control arms, oh and my lockers won't engage (but that's another story, actuators I think). I will admit I am a half banana mechanic, and have intentions of getting better at it, but kids and work have been all my time since getting the cruiser. I have a mulit-meter but don't really know how to use it yet (full disclosure here), and decent set of tools.
OK here's what's wrong
With COVID mess I've been working from home and I parked the truck a month ago and didn't start it until Tuesday of this week. Two days before I parked it my daughter left the rear dome light on and the truck was bit hard to start the next day but it fired up. Week before last I tried to start it and got one feeble rurrrr, then totally dead.
Finally this Tuesday a friend came over and we jumped started it without seemingly any problems at all, I drove it around town for more than an hour without turning it off, and it drove like normal without a complaint. This morning, four days later, I went to do some errands, and she started right up ok, so I left her running and ran inside to get a few last things. Five minutes later I jumped in and noticed the idle was really weak and as I thought that it sputtered and just died. Weird I thought. I restarted it which it did just fine and drove off, it seemed a bit sluggish but not too far from normal and about two hundred yards from home after driving up a small hill, it died again, no jerking just died. I coasted to curb and restarted it, again started up just fine, flipped U-ey and headed home, truck died again at stop sign. Restarted fine again and drove it home, seemed like I needed to keep it revved as I didn't want to let if fade and die again so I kept the revs up and got it home.
I looked at the emergency break down sticky and stuff about the fusible link etc. but just don't know with it starting up and running a bit?
I'd love to try and fix this myself and save the money and sincerely appreciate any suggestions. I don't know if something in the electrical system got fried during the jump start? (but why did it drive fine right after?) or if the fuel system is clogged? Thanks all for reading all of this,
Bob
