1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 73

3. Turnyourignitionkeyto Start. Whentheenginestarts,letgo key.Theidlespeedwillgodownasyourenginegetswarm. of the Holding your key in Start for longer than 15 seconds at a time will cause your battery to be drained much sooner. And the excessive heat can damage your starter motor. 4. Ifitdoesn'tstartrightaway, hold yourkeyin Start. If it doesn'tstartin threeseconds,pushtheacceleratorpedalaboutone-quarter of the way .downfor 12 moreseconds,oruntilitstarts. 5. If yourengine still won't start(orstartsbutthenstops), floodedwithtoomuchgasoline. Trythis: it could be Wait 15 secondstoletthestartermotorcooldown.Thenpushyour it there.Then,holdthe acceleratorpedal all the way tothefloor.Hold keyin Start fornomorethantenseconds.Thisclearstheextra gasolinefromtheengine. If theengine still doesn'tstart,waitanother again. 15 secondsanddoit all Whentheenginestarts,letgo of thekeyandtheacceleratorpedal. Your engine is designed to work with the electronics in your vehicle. If y Id electrical parts or accessories, you could change the way the fuel ectionsystemoperates.Beforeaddingelectricalequipment,checkwith yourdealer. If youdon't,yourenginemightnotperformproperly. If youeverhave to haveyourvehicletowed,seethepartof this M a t l d Your that tells how to do it without damaging your vehicle. See "Towing Vehicle'' in theIndex. Fuel Regulator 4.3L engine (VIN CodeW),youwillhave a fuelregulator off whentheenginereaches 5600 rpm. thatshutsthefuel If youhavethe 2-1 5