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Old 06-07-2005, 02:36 PM
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Re: Re: dern thing wont stay running

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Originally Posted by flashflores
2002 L200, 2.2L 58k miles, ....my friend is somewhat of a mechanic and knows quite a bit about fuel injection and has a voltage meter...all my fuses and that stuff is good...sides my AC GRRR...but neway, my dad being an old school mechanic doesn't know shit bout fuel injection but they both looked at it and tested the fuel pump, and pressure, and im getting pressure only enough for a start, then its dry...after a while it will build back up just enough so i can start it for 3 seconds then it will die....BUT my dad can bypass this problem by pouring gasoline into the throttle body while its running so.....any ideas?
sounds like your fuel pump is bad. you need to check fuel pressure with the engine running. If the pressure drops as soon as it starts then you need to replce your fuel pump.
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