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Irish_Alley:
Hello old friends as some of you know i went through a hard spell a couple years ago with work, but i was doing "OK". long story short in march of this year i was in a very bad vehicle accident where the other guy crossed the double yellow and we ended on hitting head on. my 2010 chevy was totaled but she gave her life for me, i ended up with a broken femur, 6 broken ribs and a broken sternum. the other driver sadly didnt make it. anyway we been getting around in my wifes 94 single cab chevy truck and ive been looking for another vehicle and this is why im back lol. i still have most of my squares but im in no shape to fight/fix them. anyway

i just got a 2003 chevy 2500hd crew with 6.0 4l80e and it sometimes has a "no start" issue. it will crank over fine and start for only a second then dies, you have to unhook the battery for 45 minutes or so and it will start up. it also has a charging system issue and air bag light but im not sure if theyre connected. he also replaced the BCM and it did not fix the issue. ive heard of the 90s trucks having a VATS issue that sounds similar but im not sure and wanted to poke some minds on here for their opinions

VileZambonie:
Glad you are on the mend. The way people drive now is absurd and disgusting.  We have mass stupidity run amuck.

This platform of GM trucks are electrical hogs and require good clean electrical signals. Make sure your battery is good and fix your charging system issue. The grounding points are critical and must be clean and tight as well. Does it have the factory radio or aftermarket? Are the gauges working correctly? Does the scan tool communicate? Any codes?

Captkaos:
Glad to hear you are getting better.  I have the same questions Vile has, does any codes show up?
I have seem some do this with a bad cam/crank sensor, but check for codes.

Shifty:
I don't have a suggestion for you Tim, but I'm glad you're here to try to fix it!  ;)

Irish_Alley:
Thanks for the warm welcome backs.
No codes that I saw in his video but if he did just reset the battery I would think it would wipe the codes. My scanner can read most codes and should be able to see both pending and permanent codes. But I haven't had a chance to even drive it yet. Buddy owns an auction and got it from there at 2.8k and going to try to pick it up today.

I was leaning towards the cam or crank sensor also on a whim. but I haven't had the chance to test anything yet. I'll be checking codes tonight and seeing if anything comes up and I'll be checking grounds and cleaning them up also

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