Hello Everyone,
This is my first posting so, please forgive any errors. I have a '90 Chevy 1500 with a 383 stroker (under 5k miles on the motor/tranny). It has been running strong, other than a rough idle that goes away when I re-seat all of the electrical connectors around the TBI (it returns in a couple weeks or so). A week ago I got in it and it would crank & crank but, no start. It would run as long as I shot fluid into the TBI. So, I checked all the fuses etc. I found nothing wrong. Long story short, I put a couple gallons of gas in the tank & it started so, I figured the gauge was bad. When I filled it I found the gauge was fine so, I thought it had vapor locked. Then, after running fine again a week later it left me stranded and nothing I did would get it to start so, I towed it home. Same symptoms; it would run with starter fluid sprayed into the TBI etc. so, I checked the fuel pump relay and it bench tested bad so, I replace it; no change. That night a friend came to help and as soon as he was listening for the fuel pump when I turned the key on, the pump was going and it started. It has not failed again yet. I am thinking I have an intermittent fuel pump, any thoughts? I am disabled & on a fixed income so, I don't want to just keep throwing parts at it.
This is my first posting so, please forgive any errors. I have a '90 Chevy 1500 with a 383 stroker (under 5k miles on the motor/tranny). It has been running strong, other than a rough idle that goes away when I re-seat all of the electrical connectors around the TBI (it returns in a couple weeks or so). A week ago I got in it and it would crank & crank but, no start. It would run as long as I shot fluid into the TBI. So, I checked all the fuses etc. I found nothing wrong. Long story short, I put a couple gallons of gas in the tank & it started so, I figured the gauge was bad. When I filled it I found the gauge was fine so, I thought it had vapor locked. Then, after running fine again a week later it left me stranded and nothing I did would get it to start so, I towed it home. Same symptoms; it would run with starter fluid sprayed into the TBI etc. so, I checked the fuel pump relay and it bench tested bad so, I replace it; no change. That night a friend came to help and as soon as he was listening for the fuel pump when I turned the key on, the pump was going and it started. It has not failed again yet. I am thinking I have an intermittent fuel pump, any thoughts? I am disabled & on a fixed income so, I don't want to just keep throwing parts at it.