i have a 1987 2.8 TBI s10 automatic and just changed the plug wires and spark plugs a couple weeks ago right when i got the truck from a friend (free). well i went out to start the truck right after i did the tune-up and it started fine but as soon as i put it in D it completly shut down and i tried and tried to start it again but no go. a day later i went out there and tried it again and it fired right up. but yet again as soon as i put in D it died. well when i try to start it it doesnt crank and the starter doesnt even engage or "click". after tinkering with it for awaile i put my foot on the brake and shifted through the gears P-1st and put it in N and it started right up and then i put it in D and i took it around the block and it never missed a beat. well i took it out again and as i was driving down the road it just DIED, i lost everything, power steering, power brakes and it wouldnt start no matter what i did. also it is leaking a bunch of oil from the engine to the tranny and i went to check the oil level and it was fine, looked at the starter and had fresh oil dripping off it. my dad said it could be a relay gone bad or the oil pressure sending unit gone bad. also all the fuses are good as far as i can tell. i dont know much about s10's as it was just given to me. im a LS1-LS6 guy and am at a loss right now. thanx for any responces in the future.
2.8 S10 wont start or turn over
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UPDATE- well i checked on the oil sending unit and i found that there are 2 connections bound together. one is going to the oil sending unit that is a one prong connection and the other is a 3 prong connection that looks melted on one side and was just hanging there. anyone know where this goes? or what this 3 prong connection is for? thanx for the responce. i did check the battery and cables and all were OK.
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I'll help giveme a pick on the drivers side in the oil filter housing thier should be to connecters the 3 pronged is for the oil pressure switch that goes to the ecm the 2 prong goes to the gauge i believe
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how about posting a pic before you start getting all pissy and start crying, you claim to be an ls1/ls6 guy but dont know anything else about cars? post up a pic and ill tell you exactly what the connetcor is and where it goes, then i will continue to tell youwhy your truck keeps dying and how you can fix it. by the way i am an ls1/ls6 guy myself and still know how to fix a 2.8
well I have an 83 s15 with the 2.8 I need to know where all the hose lines from the carb go to? can ya help me out or no I appreciate it?Rameon01 said:i guess im the only one that has a 2.8 in their s10 with this connection thenill try another forum.
Should be a diagram under the hood.83gmc_s15 said:
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The one on the front of tb is to your map sensor mounted outside the air cleaner Backside right to left is to the relay for the idle air control and the idle air controller itself, next port is to intake air temp sensor and vacuum meter, third largest port on backside is for the pcv valve and the last one is for smog pump, your hvac controls, and the tank purge solenoid then to the charcoal canister if you still have it. I’ll be back at my truck in a bit and will verify cause all this is off the top of my head from when I fixed all that recently
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16 year old thread...probably fixed or junked by now. Let the dead threads Rest In Peace.
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