1998 Chevy Cheyenne Starting

Tiny
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1998 Chevy Cheyenne V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic

My truck will turn over and start but shuts off immediately. If starting fluid is used, it will run until it evaporates. The truck has a new fuel pump, filter, spider vortex, all modules, fuel lines, sensors, the works. The reason for everything being replaced is becaused I laid the truck on it's side in a storm and was cut out of the cab, therefore the cab had to be replaced. When I bought the truck from a used car dealer, the fuel pump was noisy and I often had trouble getting it to start, so we decided to replace it while the truck was apart. The computer shows no codes and the fuel pressure is around 65. Has good spark and fuel.
Friday, October 15th, 2010 AT 6:02 PM

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Tiny
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Hi smullstuff, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation

Lets try the fuel pump and oil pressure sending unit-this one powers the fuel pump when the engine fires up-Let me know
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Friday, October 15th, 2010 AT 6:25 PM
Tiny
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The oil pressure goes up to 40-50 when we crank it, and fuel pressure is at 65 when we checked it with a fuel pressure guage.
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Friday, October 15th, 2010 AT 6:46 PM
Tiny
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Clean out the idle air control valve and EGR valve and also the MAF sensor with an electronic cleaner CRC and also test the throttle position sensor closed and wide open throttle position voltages
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Friday, October 15th, 2010 AT 7:11 PM
Tiny
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He is going to check the MAF, however he wants me to ask another question that may have something to do with it. After he hooked everything up, there is a light in the instrument panel that reads security, it is flashing. My original cab did not have this as it was a cheyenne cab, the new cab is a silverado, same year same components except for a third door and power windows.
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Friday, October 15th, 2010 AT 8:23 PM
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Tell him to scan the VCM for theft deterrent diagnostic trouble code/s
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Saturday, October 16th, 2010 AT 2:20 PM

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