1997 Chevrolet Tahoe Fuel Pressure low

1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE
300,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • AUTOMATIC
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JBELL123
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My Fuel pressure is at 13 when I turn the key and just replaced the fuel pump? The fuel pump is from rockauto so it's GM certified. It won't turn over! Suggestions
Aug 23, 2015 at 12:14 PM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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FUEL DELIVERY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH "TURNING OVER" ALSO KNOWN AS "CRANKING" (WHICH MEANS THE STARTER IS MAKING THE CRANKSHAFT ROTATE)

"START" / FIRING UP/ BUSTING OFF/ RUN/ ETC. MEANS THE ENGINE IS NOW USING COMBUSTION (IGNITION AND FUEL) TO TURN THE CRANKSHAFT

YOUR FUEL PRESSURE SHOULD BE NO LESS THAN 50 PSI

EVEN A NEW "ANYTHING" COULD BE BAD, WHETHER FROM ROCKAUTO OR SANTA!

(JUST ONE OF THEM THINGS YOU MUST ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND ON ANY REPAIR-CAUSE YOU WOULD NEVER SUSPECT IT, TILL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN APART!)

OTHER THINGS- CRIMPED LINES-*******BAD FUEL REGULATOR*******-INSTALLED WRONG-GOT GAS?-NOT TESTING CORRECTLY-ETC.

I TOOK PICS WHILE DOING MY BROTHER-IN-LAWS '03, HERE'S A LINK TO THE PICS

http://www.2carpros.com/questions/2003-chevrolet-tahoe-hi-03-lt-5-3flex-fuel-about-four-days-ago-ll-sudden

SHOULD YOU NEED SOMETHING (NOW OR LATER) THIS MIGHT, IN SOME WAY, HELP YOU OUT. "A124" WAS STILL WORKING A FEW DAYS AGO.

http://www.2carpros.com/questions/2001-dodge-neon-milage-just-want-put-fliuds-their-locations

LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS SIMPLY "THE ENGINE DOES NOTHING AT ALL, WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY TO "START"

KEEP US POSTED

THE MEDIC

Aug 23, 2015 at 2:15 PM
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JBELL123
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Just replaced the fuel filter and it still won't start
Sep 6, 2015 at 8:38 AM
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