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Work the problem one step at a time. Air, Fuel & Spark. If it won't start then one of those three things is missing or screwed up. Eliminate each one & narrow the range of possible problems. Chances are it's getting all the air it needs so that's probably not it. You battery may be holding a charge but do you have a spark ? Get a cheap $3 spark tester and see. If you don't have a spark at the plugs work backwards to where you DO have a spark. With no spark it will do exactly what it's doing right now, spin just fine but refuse to fire. Obviously you can't look down the throat of the carb & hit the accerator pump but you CAN get a $10-$15 fuel pressure gauge and confirm that you have pressure at the fuel rail & the injectors aren't dry. If there's no fuel to the injectors, same thing, it'll spin but not fire. You can probably rule out an injector problem because it's unlikely all 8 would fail and even if 3 DID fail it would run on 5 (not well but it would run). Might be something like a blown fuse for the fuel pump or a cooked ignition module, doesn't happen often but I've seen coils go bad. Pickup a cheap code reader and see if you can pull any codes out of it.
hey how are you . ? what you can try is spraying starting fluid in the air intake and see if it kicks over . .that may help you narrow it down to afuel problem
Ok so, I definitly got spark, woke me up too, shot some starter fluid down the throat and it cranked. I have a new pump so I thought to swap the fuel filter, seeing how I dont know when it was last replaced and I have had this truck for 2 years, but I cant release the fuel lines. Try as I might with that damn tool it just wont release. Lookin for some tips....anyone?????
Coffe probably would have worked better huh?? I dont have those kind of clips, mine is a fitting with the metal tangs inside that grasp hold of the ridge on the line. I have a tool that slides inside the open end of the line and is supposed to release all the metal tangs and enable it to slide over that ridge and then you can slip the fuel line off....but it just isnt releasing. I will be very upset if it ends up the fuel pump.....I wish there was another way to check for pressure without having to buy another tool...plus I just last year replaced the pump!!! what are the odds????
2nd tour is right, those cheapie kits **** wind. A small screwdriver works as long as you exert enuf finger pressure to release it. A Snap-on or other pro kit is really nice but not many of us drop the coinage on stuff like that. But for Goodness sake PLEASE remember to try & bleed off some of the fuel pressure first. Popping off a fuel filter under line pressure is one of those mistakes that you only make ONCE because I promise you you'll *always* remember to do it after you forget just once. It'll be an experience you will remember, trust me on that one.
I dont have the clip type. I have the internal metal tangs that "hold" onto the ridge of the fuel lines. I am this close to getting rid of this truck!!!! I do love this truck, its a now 2 owner, no body rust, just with gas prices the way they are, and this truck now nickle and diming me to death, I think this is the last straw. I am working TOO hard for it to cost this much.
Yup, it can be a bitch at times but buck up, you'll get it straightened out. You got a good truck there and I think most guys here have seen someone get discouraged and unload a decent truck butcause they got demoralized and more than a few of us have picked up great trucks cheap from someone in your exact position. You're probably just confronting overdue maintenance issues that creep up on all of us. It's 11yrs old now and things like this will be coming due, it's easy to get frustrated & dump it in anger but most guys wind up regretingit years down the road. Have faith.
Well, you should be able to *hear* the pump. Not that they're loud by any means but you can usually hear the pump prime when you turn the key to the "on" position so try listening for it, but if it's only a year old I'd think it unlikely it would fail again so soon although it's not unheard of. It could also be the fuel pump relay or the regulator. As for removing the lines, check with your local NAPA or other parts store for the tool. In cases like this though I'm partial to the higher-end shops because the cheapo tools that places like AutoZone sell usually ****, spending a few bux more on a quality tool will *really* pay dividends in the frustration department.
