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    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    Well, I thought this saga was over, but it seems that's not the case. We finally got some real snow, and I went to start up the truck and plow. Nothing. No fan, no lights, no nada. I jumped it, let it charge for a bit, and promptly killed it trying to put the plow up. I pulled the battery, threw...
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    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    Status report: The truck has fired up just fine 2 days now. I like the 2 x MTBF heuristic for answering the question "is this fixed, or is it only behaving because it isn't snowing now?" I don't need a lot to work, but the stuff I need to work, I need to work reliably. I'm not worried about...
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    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    Incidentally, if you all can't find anything else for me to do with this ignition switch, the next jobs on my TODO list are: Figuring out why the heating element in the dishwasher isn't working Figuring out why, having now replaced the temperature sensor, the oven is still heating to 75 degrees...
  4. J

    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    Ugh. I got at the connector for the ignition switch, unplugged it, removed the ancillary connectors, fished it up to where I could reach it, and tested the switch with a DMM. The switch tested 100% as specced. Thinking I might have a real problem, likely mouse related, I reassembled the...
  5. J

    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    You've all been busy here since I last had a minute to work on the truck. Thanks for all the ideas. I've now gotten a project done, delivered, and paid for and the truck is now back on the list of things to work on now-ish rather than eventually. Which is good, because it has now snowed twice...
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    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    Just took advantage of the relatively warm afternoon to spend some quality time under the truck. I also picked up a new pump at the parts store to be ready in case it was the pump. Since I had it, I took a look at the connector and figured out which two pins go to the pump (there are three, my...
  7. J

    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    Thanks everybody so far! I have no fuel pressure at the Schrader valve. I depressed the valve with a screw driver, and got a little welling up of fuel, but no spray. I don't suppose I can get at the wiring connected to the pump to confirm I have 12V to it without going through most of the...
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    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    Spark like a lawn mower? Pull a plug, ground it on the block and crank (or rather, have Mrs. Juror crank since I don't own a remote starter). I actually just brought an Ariens rototiller from the early '70s back to life and got myself zapped checking for spark. For fuel, I've never had to check...
  9. J

    '96 K1500 5.7 Crank no start, no changes.

    So I bought the '96 K1500 5.7L mentioned in the title with a plow to use as a plow truck. It had been in service as a plow truck, is wholly uninspectable, and therefore unplateable, uninsurable, etc., in Vermont. It drove home 30 miles just fine in early spring, and despite my best intentions...

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