service engine soon lights comes on and off

Asked by yggiw Oct 17, 2014 at 12:14 PM about the 1991 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Extended Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

it does not come on when truck starts up but after driving for about an half hour or so  service engine light comes on. when engine is turned off and restarted it repeats the same.,also feels like a little hesitation while driving, not all the time but every once in a while

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Go to autozone,and have the code,s read for free,it will let you know where to start.

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Had the same issue with my 88 k5. Turns out that one of the ground cables was not connected inside the plastic that protects it. I didn't notice it at first because all the connections were tight. But the wire was not connected to its lead. Feel your wires for brakes inside the plastic. Clean the connections. Check the wires going to your starter as well. Sometimes they ground out to the exhaust pipe. And occasionally the posts that go into the solenoid ontop of the starter get loose. I have had all three of these issues at on point or another and all were hard to find but ready to fix.

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GuruL9RQ4 where are the grounds you are speaking of?

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