Posted by a p bloom on Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 7:31PM :
In Reply to: starting problems posted by markus on Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 6:33PM :
Step one:
Check negative strap and cables between frame of truck, battery and engine block.
A bad ground connection can cause a severe voltage drop to the ignition circuit during cranking.
If your cranking is slow, and you are not getting a hot spark, that's what I would check first.
apb