92 chevy 1500 pickup engine problems

garycollins · 06-20-2009, 09:51 PM

ok here goes its been going on for about 6 months ill be driveing or just ideling and all of a sudden the motor will want to die if im driveing and it does it theres no power at all i can floor it and it will go maybe 4 miles hrs now heres the strange part if i hit the steering wheel in the top left it will fix whatever is causeing the messup some times i can tap the wheel and it fixs it sometimes i have to hit it really hard and thats the only place that fixes it i can hit the column nothing and sometimes it will fix its self when im driveing now i replaced the igition switch atached to the column checked for broken wires and still it does it im going nuts trying to figure it out the oils good no gas leaking or smell dont see any sparks anywere ive had the truck for 2-3 years now and didnt have no problems till 6 months ago the truck runs great besides that its all stock with the v6

**octaneman** · 06-21-2009, 08:03 AM

Hi garycollins

Is the truck the C1500 or the K1500 ? Does the truck have tilt steering ?

garycollins · 06-22-2009, 12:17 AM

its a c1500 and no its just a regular column

**octaneman** · 06-22-2009, 07:54 AM

In the steering column there is a harness that needs to be checked for any broken or loose wires. Wire connections come loose from excessive vibration, check all grounds coming from the steering column that connect to the fuse box, and from the fuse box to the firewall (Note: if equipped with airbag, be extremely careful to avoid deploying the bag causing serious injury !). The firewall connector usually has a bolt running through it securing the harness to the wall, this connector has hundreds of wires running through it that connect to the fuse box. Remove the bolt and check every connection 1-by-1 for looseness or wire shorting, use contact cleaner on the pins when you are ready to re-assemble. Double check the body ground straps, sand them clean and re-tighten ( on some models ).

post back your findings.

06-20-2009, 09:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
garycollins Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	92 chevy 1500 pickup engine problems ok here goes its been going on for about 6 months ill be driveing or just ideling and all of a sudden the motor will want to die if im driveing and it does it theres no power at all i can floor it and it will go maybe 4 miles hrs now heres the strange part if i hit the steering wheel in the top left it will fix whatever is causeing the messup some times i can tap the wheel and it fixs it sometimes i have to hit it really hard and thats the only place that fixes it i can hit the column nothing and sometimes it will fix its self when im driveing now i replaced the igition switch atached to the column checked for broken wires and still it does it im going nuts trying to figure it out the oils good no gas leaking or smell dont see any sparks anywere ive had the truck for 2-3 years now and didnt have no problems till 6 months ago the truck runs great besides that its all stock with the v6

06-21-2009, 08:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
octaneman Mentor Home Support, Gearhead Automotive Center Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 548 OS: WINXP	Re: 92 chevy 1500 pickup engine problems Hi garycollins Is the truck the C1500 or the K1500 ? Does the truck have tilt steering ?

06-22-2009, 12:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
garycollins Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: 92 chevy 1500 pickup engine problems its a c1500 and no its just a regular column

06-22-2009, 07:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
octaneman Mentor Home Support, Gearhead Automotive Center Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 548 OS: WINXP	Re: 92 chevy 1500 pickup engine problems In the steering column there is a harness that needs to be checked for any broken or loose wires. Wire connections come loose from excessive vibration, check all grounds coming from the steering column that connect to the fuse box, and from the fuse box to the firewall (Note: if equipped with airbag, be extremely careful to avoid deploying the bag causing serious injury !). The firewall connector usually has a bolt running through it securing the harness to the wall, this connector has hundreds of wires running through it that connect to the fuse box. Remove the bolt and check every connection 1-by-1 for looseness or wire shorting, use contact cleaner on the pins when you are ready to re-assemble. Double check the body ground straps, sand them clean and re-tighten ( on some models ). post back your findings.