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Old 11-15-2012, 08:50 PM
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No Start/Fuel Pump Diagnosis

Hey guys whats up. I just replaced a fuel pump on my brothers 96 Blazer 4.3 SCFI. I'm not sure what brand the fuel pump is yet I might be able to find out but I know its not an AC Delco. The fuel pump comes with it's own connector and according the the instructions I followed them to the letter. 4 wires 1 prp, 1 grey and 2 blk and one of the black wires have a white stripe.

Ok so I installed the fuel pump I have one side held up by the fuel petcock and the other side held up by two 4x4 blocks of wood it's in a bit of a decline it's not even or leveled I should say, however the pump is wired. So I figured I would try to start the blazer and make sure it would work before I put the tank up completely. I used my car to jump the battery so it wouldn't drain from cranking plus I'd say the battery had a little bit more than half of its juice.

Summary: I turned the key on for 2 minutes so the pump can pressurize the fuel lines then I went at it and it just wouldn't start. I noticed the fuel gauge wasn't working ever since I installed the fuel pump so I'm assuming that the wiring is wrong what kills me though is I did exactly what the instructions told me. I'm also going to check the crimp connections. Basically I'm looking for some ideas something I might not have thought of yet because I want to get this car done ASAP.

Note: Car has been checked for spark.
Fuel shraeder valve seems not be pressurized.
and the car starts up with starter fluid.

Thank You
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