Cranks no start possible bad fuel pump

2001 GMC SIERRA
192,222 MILES • 5.3L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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DAVIDCULP
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My car just cranks and wouldn't start and if it did it stalled right out. I took the back line off the filter and turn the key and hardly any gas at all came out. does this mean my fuel pump is bad?
Nov 10, 2019 at 4:44 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good evening,

Can you hear the pump run when you turned on the key?

Roy
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Nov 10, 2019 at 5:19 PM
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DAVIDCULP
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Yes, but the gas is trickle out of the line.
Nov 10, 2019 at 5:34 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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If you heard it run, then yes, you need a fuel pump.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-electric-fuel-pump

Roy
Nov 10, 2019 at 5:38 PM
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