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09-29-2011, 02:01 AM | #1 | |
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97 Blazer won't start unless primed
I've changed the fuel pump,spider,fuel regulator,and checked all the relays and fuses. The only way this truck will start is to prime the engine with a shot of gas and then it will start and run great. Shut it off and NO Start. Really pissing me off. I figure it's something simple but it has be baffled. ANY IDEAS???
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09-29-2011, 09:29 AM | #2 | |
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Re: 97 Blazer won't start unless primed
Have you put a fuel pressure gage on the vehicle? What is the reading....has to be greater than 60 psi to start....
Usually, when it wont start and spraying carb cleaner into the intake, it will, means fuel pressure is marginal(just below 60)..... In the list of parts you replaced, I don't see a fuel filter listed.....that would have been the first thing I replaced.... |
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09-30-2011, 02:38 PM | #4 | |
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Re: 97 Blazer won't start unless primed
You should check the fuel pressure, it sounds like your new pump is bad...
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Re: 97 Blazer won't start unless primed
The poppet valves, (one in each fuel nozzle) on your 97 CSFI engine require approximately 40psi of fuel pressure to open them and squirt fuel. If fuel pressure is below 40psi, the engine will not run, period! If it's between 40psi and 60psi, it will usually start with a shot of carb cleaner or gasoline, but most likely there will be driveability issues.
Ignition in RUN position, engine off, fuel pump running; Pressure must be 60psi to 66psi and must remain above 55psi for 3 to 5 minutes after the pump shuts off. Post your results. Don't use starting fluid unless you want bigger problems. Once you see a rocker arm cover get blown clean off an engine, you'll understand
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Re: 97 Blazer won't start unless primed
I do believe he said Carb Cleaner! Not gas, Not ether,(aka starting fluid), unless ya want to drop a valve or blow yer face off!
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Re: 97 Blazer won't start unless primed
Carb cleaner is the safest, easiest, and most convenient. If you put gasoline in a squirt bottle of some sort, or the old style oil can with a pumper, that will work too.
Starting fluid, (ether) is far too volatile and extremely dangerous. One little backfire, or a leaking spark from a plug wire or distributor cap, and you've got an instant fireball in your face. Or, if the engine is cranking, it sucks it in, and the engine backfires, it can blow the oil pan or rocker arm cover clean off with great force! Trust me, seen it happen, not a pretty sight, or sound. A friend of mine working a couple of stalls away from me, had it happen to him. He was damn lucky, all he had was ringing ears for a week.
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Re: 97 Blazer won't start unless primed
I had a similar issue. Have you checked for injector pulses with a NOID Light? I wasn't getting injector pulses, had to swap the ECM / Computer.
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Re: 97 Blazer won't start unless primed
As crazy as it sounds, try jump starting it. I had a bad battery and didn't know it. Because the battery was bad, the FP would not get enough power to make the psi to start the engine - although it sounded like the starter was cranking fine. If I shot carb cleaner in it or jumpstarted it with another vehicle, it would start fine.
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Re: 97 Blazer won't start unless primed
I have the same starting problem.
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