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Old 02-23-2010, 10:00 AM
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Re: 86 s-10 stalling / falling on its face

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Originally Posted by motorsports12 View Post
are there any cheap ways of checking these ... i dont have a fuel pressure tester or a vaccum tester and dont know i can afford 40-50 per tester

i got to thinking could spark plugs even cause this issue - they are new plugs and gapped according to the spec sticker
Spark plugs can cause a hrd start but not quiting on the road.

A vacumn gauge is not over 5-10 dollars and tells you many things.

Most parts places rent loan and sell fuel pressure testers.

A paper clip will tcheck for codes.

A screw driver can be used to check for good hot blue spark.
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