why is my trucks engine always stumbling when i accelerate and when im just crusing down the road

1992 CHEVROLET CHEYENNE
170,000 MILES
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WANETAHA
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1992 chevy cheyenne 1500 series 4.3 6cyl 5 speed stumbles when i accelerate and when im just driving.
Sep 7, 2011 at 5:25 AM
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This is most likely one of two issues. First is a fuel issue so we need to start with this and find out what the pressure is and then we can go from there.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

Once we know what the fuel pressure is when this happens then we can make a better decision.

However, if the pressure is ok then we need to check the engine for a vacuum leak which is the next most likely cause of this.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

Let's start with this and we can go from there, but I suspect we will find the issue with these two things.

Thanks
Dec 17, 2021 at 4:47 PM