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Default 1996 Silverado problems... More information

On 11/26/2011 5:25 PM, Frunobulax wrote:
Fix your fuel pressure problem first. Not every issue is electronic or
detectable by OBD II.


And if the pressure drops rapidly after the pump stops, it is one of two
things--the check valve in the tank mounted pump, or, more likely the
regulator.

Find the rubber section of fuel hoses, and pinch off the return line
(skinnier) with vise grips over a rag and if the pressure still drops
rapidly (say, less than 5 minutes), the problem is the check valve in
the fuel pump (replace the pump). If pinching off the return line stops
the pressure loss, the problem is a leaky regulator.

And, btw, the regulator can be changed out w/o replacing the full "spider"

Haynes _ought_ to have this in it I'd think.

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