# Problem starting truck

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-starting-truck/56609>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, tahoe\
**Created:** [October 19, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-starting-truck/56609 "2010-10-19T20:18:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Loki10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47774/32.png) [@Loki10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Loki10)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-starting-truck/56609/1 "2010-10-19T20:18:40Z")

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I had this problem once before, with an older model Chevy Blazer. My truck kept stalling and would not re-start until 10-15 tries later. After seeing 5 mechanics, we finally learned it was my distributor! Now I’m having a similar problem with my '97 Chevy Tahoe. Before I take out the distributor, does anybody know how to determine if it’s the distributor or (what I believe) is a coil that’s bad? Or has anybody else had a similar problem with their Chevy Tahoe that turned out to be something entirely different? Please help.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-starting-truck/56609/2 "2010-10-19T23:21:33Z")

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If you don’t know what is wrong- throw parts at it! Maybe you need a new kitchen sink.