Originally Posted by joshpete

i jus recently bought a 2001 duramax from a guy who sold it to me fairly cheap because it wont start unless u squirt a lil starting fluid in the air filter. it runs great once it starts. he was thinkin the injectors need replaced. Im wondering if this is a common problem when the injectors go bad?? er could it be like the line getting air locked or bad fuel filter?? i havent looked into it much. any input is greatly appreciated

Originally Posted by joshpete

the odometer of the truck reads 260000 miles but he said motor and tranny only have 180000 and were professionally installed. he did tell me it started acting up this winter and he put new glow plugs in it and that help for a lil bit but then it started doin it again. it does have an edge programmer plugged into it but it dont work right because he bought it used from his buddy and i think its still locked on that guys truck so you cant actually turn up the settings of the truck. one battery was just replaced. fuel filter does look really old. ill prolly replace it and see if it would happen to help.

Originally Posted by joshpete

i jus recently bought a 2001 duramax from a guy who sold it to me fairly cheap because it wont start unless you squirt a little starting fluid in the air filter. it runs great once it starts. he was thinking the injectors need replaced. I'm wondering if this is a common problem when the injectors go bad?? er could it be like the line getting air locked or bad fuel filter?? i haven't looked into it much. any input is greatly appreciated