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Old 12-24-2011, 11:32 AM   #1
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02 s10 4.3 start problems

my 2002 s10 4.3 want start unless u push the gas pedal down a little bit.Then it will start but if u don't hold the pedal down for a min at 1 to 2 thousand rpms it will die what mit be the problem.
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Old 12-24-2011, 12:20 PM   #2
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Re: 02 s10 4.3 start problems

Welcome to AF, a few things can cause this, faulty idle air control, or carboned up passages, coolant temp sensor skewed, a full scan should be done to look at sennsor inputs, I assume this is a cold start issue.
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Old 12-24-2011, 01:14 PM   #3
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Re: 02 s10 4.3 start problems

yes its a cold start problem.I used a scan tool and nothing poped up on the sacner the problem started after i had the intake manifold gasket replaced it run fine before.
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Old 12-25-2011, 01:03 PM   #4
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Re: 02 s10 4.3 start problems

No codes, but what do the int.and coolant temp sensors read when cold?
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Old 12-29-2011, 03:11 PM   #5
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Re: 02 s10 4.3 start problems

could it be a bad iac valve
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Old 01-09-2012, 10:26 PM   #6
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Re: 02 s10 4.3 start problems

it was the iac valve .I cleand it and unpluged the battery and it started right up and idles fine now
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