no fuel at spider

1997 GMC JIMMY
13,500 MILES
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KSTAACK
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97 jimmy 4.3 gets good fuel pressure gets fuel up to spider then nothing I can poor gas in carb iand it runs on that till its out also has a new ff
Jul 23, 2012 at 10:27 PM
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HMAC300
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check fuel pressure shold be 60-66psi
Jul 24, 2012 at 5:06 AM
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KSTAACK
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even with 55 psi that is enough to start it correct
Jul 24, 2012 at 9:22 AM
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HMAC300
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Actually no, if it's csi which i think is the spider you need 60-66 psi. sfi needs 56-60 which sould make it hard to start as well. note there are two different fuel pumps so take teh 8th digit of vin when and if you dcide to replace it.
Jul 24, 2012 at 12:10 PM
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KSTAACK
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what's a fuel pump cost now days
Jul 24, 2012 at 3:17 PM
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HMAC300
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price vary all over either go online or call an auto parts store
Jul 24, 2012 at 3:38 PM
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