dirtautoguy
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On my 96 k1500 Iv had a intermittent problem for a while. Yesterday it became not intermittent and I found the problem.
every once in a while my truck would start and die a second later for about a year.
To make a long story shorter I found that the female side of the fuel pump is a little messed up. One of the pins is pushed down so it can’t make very good contact. If I wiggle the relay while it’s running it will die
part of the plastic was broken as well. I was able to superglue the plastic back in place which helped but the pin is still loose and falls down.
So obviously that pin is the issue but what I need help with is what’s the best way to fix it? Get a new pin and replace it? Replace the whole fuse box? Bend the current pin so maybe it will fit tighter?
Last night I got the fuse box out but didn’t have enough time to figure out how to open it up to see the connections. For now I have a piece of cardboard shimming the relay so that it makes contact but obviously this is just a bandaid and could make it worse over time. Luckily we have a 3rd vehicle to drive for now but I’d like to get it fixed soon as I can. Thanks
every once in a while my truck would start and die a second later for about a year.
To make a long story shorter I found that the female side of the fuel pump is a little messed up. One of the pins is pushed down so it can’t make very good contact. If I wiggle the relay while it’s running it will die
part of the plastic was broken as well. I was able to superglue the plastic back in place which helped but the pin is still loose and falls down.
So obviously that pin is the issue but what I need help with is what’s the best way to fix it? Get a new pin and replace it? Replace the whole fuse box? Bend the current pin so maybe it will fit tighter?
Last night I got the fuse box out but didn’t have enough time to figure out how to open it up to see the connections. For now I have a piece of cardboard shimming the relay so that it makes contact but obviously this is just a bandaid and could make it worse over time. Luckily we have a 3rd vehicle to drive for now but I’d like to get it fixed soon as I can. Thanks