Engine will not start?

Tiny
JOE_CO
  • MEMBER
  • 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO
  • 6 CYL
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 247,000 MILES
1998 Chevy Astro van: was working just fine; pulled the electric fuel pump fuse/relay assembly to check ; put it back now my van will not start. No longer hearing the fuel pump prime before it starts. The fuel pump would prime first, when it was working. I could hear the priming inside the fuel tank by just turning on the the ignition key to the on position. Now, that it is not working, I can not hear the pumb priming.
Sunday, November 28th, 2010 AT 10:14 PM

2 Replies

Tiny
DANNY L
  • MECHANIC
  • 5,648 POSTS
Hello, I'm Danny.

It sounds like you might have an issue with the fuel pump relay. Here is a tutorial showing how to test a relay:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit

I've attached a picture below of the location of the fuel pump relay which is located in the under hood fuse-relay box on your Astro van. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 AT 9:41 PM
Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
  • 48,363 POSTS
It sounds like the fuel pump is bad, FYI.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Thursday, August 17th, 2023 AT 12:25 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links