1989 Chevy Silverado vehicle startup

1989 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
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KTIMM36
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1989 Chevy Silverado V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

having trouble starting my truck takes me 3 times pumpin the gas 2times each try before actual startup u can hear the pump working but seems like it still doesnt recieve gas until these 3 attempts fig it may be a minor leak in the gas line or plugged fuel filter it has 116k milage and for a 89 truck so lookin for all possible reasons before attemptin fixing the problem
Mar 1, 2010 at 9:49 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I would recommend starting by checking the fuel pump pressure. Let me know what you find.

Joe
Mar 3, 2010 at 8:09 AM
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