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Tracy Posted on Mar 31, 2011
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1996 chev k1500 5.7v8 driving down road died like no fuel, won't start chevked for spark with inductive timing light, have spark changed fuel filter sitll no start.

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You may have a bad fuel pump in the tank that will need to be changed.the only way to see if the pressure is good is to have it checked out with a pressure gauge.if the fuel filter had alot of dirt in it then its a good indication the pump is bad as it had to pump that dirt to the filter.

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