hard to start. Where should i start?

[checkedout]

It's been giving me a little trouble starting up lately and I lost my preset radio stations a couple mornings. Battery is good and the terminals are clean so I'm thinking maybe new cables?

 

[marragtop]

Sounds like a battery or cable problem. Since you lost your stations, then the battery must have lost connectivity at some point. Make sure all the connections are good including the ground. Sometimes cables can corrode internally and look fine from the outside.

 

[Runnin'OnEmpty]

Pete, yeah, losing the radio presets is the key. Try removing the negative battery cable where it attaches to the starter bolt, clean and retighten. This is a problem area because of the aluminum/steel contact (galvanic corrosion).

ROE

 

[checkedout]

I only had a few minutes last night to play with it. I made sure the cable ends were good and clean but I can't tell if the cables are corroding from the inside without cutting one. Anyway, I thought I would try to crank it and giggle the cables, thats when I noticed the fuel pump doesn't hum anymore when you turn the key. I checked the FPR, which was good and had to quit there for now.

 

[Runnin'OnEmpty]

thats when I noticed the fuel pump doesn't hum anymore when you turn the key.

Just to clarify something; the fuel pump will only run for about 2 seconds when the ignition is turned on, and then quit if the engine isn't started. To check it, you may need to have a helper turn the ignition on, while you listen near the fuel tank.