'02 Silverado cranks, no start
#1
'02 Silverado cranks, no start
2002 Silverado RCSB with a 4.8. I've done a bunch of work to the truck - built my own turbo kit, 4L80E swap, 8.8 rear, etc. Ran fine the last few weeks while tuning my VE tables in prep for the turbo. It's running a new Walbro 450 that was installed last year - the truck ran great with the new pump for a couple thousand miles.
I drove it around today for a good 15 minutes playing with VE, shut it off and went to start it an hour later. Cranks all day long but won't start. With the key turned to ON, I hear the pump priming. Can also trigger the pump to run continuously using HPTuner VCM Scanner, so I don't think it can be the pump. 3/4 tank of 93 in it. With a fuel pressure gauge hooked up I get ZERO pressure at the rail with the key on. Ignition key is fussy and seems to be sloppy as I can remove the key when it's in the ON position. Could this be my problem?
I drove it around today for a good 15 minutes playing with VE, shut it off and went to start it an hour later. Cranks all day long but won't start. With the key turned to ON, I hear the pump priming. Can also trigger the pump to run continuously using HPTuner VCM Scanner, so I don't think it can be the pump. 3/4 tank of 93 in it. With a fuel pressure gauge hooked up I get ZERO pressure at the rail with the key on. Ignition key is fussy and seems to be sloppy as I can remove the key when it's in the ON position. Could this be my problem?
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Possible...I am really not looking forward to pulling the bed off again
#6
My plan tonight is to work my way backwards from the fuel rail, first unhooking the feed line and seeing if I get any flow whatsoever there. Then I'll check the filter, and finally I'll have to go to the pump. Considering cutting a hole in the bed rather than lifting it again
I suppose it wouldn't be a bad idea to start it on starting fluid to rule out a spark issue too
#7
Got a couple buddies to help push the truck inside the garage last night. With the feed line pulled off the rail, I'm getting a semi weak stream of gas out the line. Same story when I removed the filter, it wasn't clogged and had a weak stream. But at least the pump is still running which rules out any major electrical problem like a relay or fuse. I'm going to chop a hole in the bed tonight and pull the pump to see if my suspicion of a split fuel hose inside the tank is correect.
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You won't be the first one to have an access hole in your bed. Mine is about a foot square, I made sure it was big enough to work through. Don't be lazy like me and just lay the rubber mat back down over the open hole. Someday I need to weld tabs on the piece that I cut out and lay it back in there.
#10
Turns out the hose they ship with that 450 is junk, it's fuel injection hose but NOT rated for submersible.
Step 1: cut shitty hole in shitty truck
Step 2: remove fuel pump you installed 6 months ago
Step 3: admire failure of incorrectly spec'd hose
Step 4: ride newly acquired road bike to store for new fuel filter, clamps, hose, etc
She runs again!
Step 1: cut shitty hole in shitty truck
Step 2: remove fuel pump you installed 6 months ago
Step 3: admire failure of incorrectly spec'd hose
Step 4: ride newly acquired road bike to store for new fuel filter, clamps, hose, etc
She runs again!