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2000 gmc p.u. won,t start


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roscoebrowndog
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Nov 14, 2010, 4:56 PM

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i have 2000 gmc sierra there are only 78,000 km. on a 4.3 lt.v6 since day one whenever it was raining it would start to miss fire i could never see a pattern to it and it always stopped when the road dried out. last monday morning i parked at work[ i drive a truck] went on a short trip came back tuesday night the p.u cranked over
normaly but never sounded like starting i spent all next day checking plugs and sensors found one plug with a bit of corrision cleaned it then somebody said bang the fuel tank it started i drove home. the next day it would not start i can hear fuel pump when i turn the key i checked the relay for fuel pump and all fuses appear to be o.k. what next?


(This post was edited by roscoebrowndog on Nov 14, 2010, 5:35 PM)


Hammer Time
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Nov 14, 2010, 7:47 PM

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Use a fuel pressure gauge on it. this is a high pressure system that requires a minimum of 55PSI to run. Nothing less is acceptable.



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Sidom
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Nov 14, 2010, 7:52 PM

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You need to put a gauge on it and check pressure as HT suggested but if banging on the tank got it to start.......Odds are pretty high you have a bad fuel pump


roscoebrowndog
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Nov 14, 2010, 10:21 PM

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thank you for the replies i had about decided it must be fuel pump but it is not a small job and i needed to hear some else confirm i was on the right track

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Hammer Time
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Nov 15, 2010, 3:44 AM

Post #5 of 5 (2118 views)
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Nobody here said you have a bad fuel pump and you shouldn't be changing it automatically. We said to check the fuel pressure, not change parts.



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