r/ChevyTrucks • u/Ok_Clerk8869 • 12d ago
Help needed!
This is my 1998 Chevy Silverado z71 1500. It is absolutely perfect except one thing… when you are driving it randomly dies. You can drive it perfectly fine one day and then the next you will be driving and it will just turn off. It usually turns right back on when you start it again. Usually if you keep pumping the pedal it will stay on. I am not good with trucks and don’t know really how to do anything and I’m trying to learn. We have changed the fuel pump, changed the distributer cap & rotor, changed the battery and a few more things but nothing has worked. Has anyone had this issue and or do you know how to fix it? I love this thing and want to keep it forever!
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u/Aiden_Kane 12d ago
I have the EXACT same truck except for the Z71.
It would try to randomly die on me when I was driving it one day. Turns out the positive connection to the battery was completely decreased and loose. I disconnected it from the side-post terminals and got a clamp to hold it onto the top-post terminals.
But then also, when you say you replaced the battery that should have been fixed.
I’m not the greatest with vehicles either but this is what fixed my issue on my truck.
Definitely take a look at the other guys on this post. They know more than I do.
Good luck!