98 BLaser LS 4.3L Vortec cranks but no start
#1
So i am having issues with my blazer, its been running great other than the fact i came home went to go start it and it just cranks over, I checked the ecm, i checked the coil, the fuel pump is kicking on..But just cranks will not start Thoughts?
#2
Is there a blue, not orange, spark at each spark plug? Have you checked fuel pressure and leakdown? This link explains: https://blazerforum.com/forum/2nd-ge...eakdown-88305/ Post all 4 readings. Has the check engine light been on recently? Are there any codes in memory?
Last edited by Captain Hook; 02-05-2016 at 04:17 PM.
#3
Check engine light has been on for awhile it was the P0452 error for the low pressure, I replaced the sensor and still has had this error but has been driving, would not clear, been driving it like that for awhile, now all of a sudden it just wont start
#7
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Do you want to fix it yourself or just ask for ideas about what could be wrong? Autozone has loaner fuel pressure gauges. Here is an inexpensive scanner. You have to do your part. See post from Captain. If you don't understand something, then ask.
https://blazerforum.com/forum/2nd-ge...-retard-90496/
If you simply want to ask what it could be.... Could be electrical, could be fuel, could be mechanical, could be security system. Where/how did you obseve the spark? Color? How did you check the coil and ECM? Need to know fuel pressure reading for certain. Post the 4 fuel pressure readings in Captain's link. It's where you need to start.
https://blazerforum.com/forum/2nd-ge...-retard-90496/
If you simply want to ask what it could be.... Could be electrical, could be fuel, could be mechanical, could be security system. Where/how did you obseve the spark? Color? How did you check the coil and ECM? Need to know fuel pressure reading for certain. Post the 4 fuel pressure readings in Captain's link. It's where you need to start.
Last edited by LesMyer; 02-04-2016 at 11:09 AM.
#8
Well i pulled the top off and each injector turned the key no fuel coming out of any of hte injectors, pulled fuel lines and stuck in a bottle to make sure had flow, flow to the lines are good. I just took off the Fuel pressure regulator to check that.. so I have it down to either the injectors or the regulator? I pulled spark plug to check for spark, checked for spark off coil wire also,
#9
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Well i pulled the top off and each injector turned the key no fuel coming out of any of hte injectors, pulled fuel lines and stuck in a bottle to make sure had flow, flow to the lines are good. I just took off the Fuel pressure regulator to check that.. so I have it down to either the injectors or the regulator? I pulled spark plug to check for spark, checked for spark off coil wire also,
It would be very strange for all of the injectors to go bad. The only way to truly test the fuel pump and pressure regulator is through the linked tests. Doesn't really cost anything other than a few fittings - only work, but it seems you are not afraid of a little work. Autozone and Advance and others have loaner fuel pressure gauges with deposit
Good luck!
Last edited by LesMyer; 02-04-2016 at 01:52 PM.
#10
I agree. Removing the regulator isn't going to tell you a thing. The original injector poppet nozzles need at least 40psi of fuel pressure before they will squirt any fuel at all. If you only have 35psi at the service port, it will squirt out of the port, but the injectors will not squirt fuel into the combustion chambers, and the engine will not start. You need to do some proper testing, or some proper guessing, to get her running again, your choice. We can help you with the testing, but you're on your own for the guessing.





