What kind of engine is a 98 Vortec?
SilveradoSierra.com • 98 5.7L cranks but no start, new fuel pump, cap, and rotor.. : Vortec 5300 5.3L V8 Is your ’98 a throttle body injection or is it one of the first generation vortec’s.
What should the PSI be on a Vortec fuel pump?
TBI should be 15-18 psi, vortec is probably about 45 psi. Finally the most important item, IF YOU DO NOT READ ANYTHING ELSE READ THIS. Never crank one of those things with the coil wire disconnected. If you must crank it disconnect it from the distributor and ground it.
What kind of fuel pump does a 96 Silverado use?
I have a 96 Silverado 1500, and it did the exact same thing. It would fire with starting fluid after a line, filter, relay and pump replacement. It turned out the pump I put in was for a 96 C1500, which has a throttle body system and the pump only produced 20-30psi. The Fuel injection in the Silverado needs 55-65psi.
Is your 98 Vortec a throttle body injection?
Is your ’98 a throttle body injection or is it one of the first generation vortec’s. If it is a throttle body when I worked for LAPD as a repair shop supervisor we had a lot of trouble with the TBI caprices loosening up the connectors on the injectors. At the time you could get the connectors from chev with pig tails and crimp splices.
SilveradoSierra.com • 98 5.7L cranks but no start, new fuel pump, cap, and rotor.. : Vortec 5300 5.3L V8 Is your ’98 a throttle body injection or is it one of the first generation vortec’s.
When did Vortec start using CSFI fuel injection?
The system was used on 4.3L V6 Vortec engines through 1995, and was redesigned in 1996 and renamed “Central Sequential Fuel Injection” (CSFI). The system was also added to 5.0L and 5.7L Vortec V8 engines.
TBI should be 15-18 psi, vortec is probably about 45 psi. Finally the most important item, IF YOU DO NOT READ ANYTHING ELSE READ THIS. Never crank one of those things with the coil wire disconnected. If you must crank it disconnect it from the distributor and ground it.
Is your ’98 a throttle body injection or is it one of the first generation vortec’s. If it is a throttle body when I worked for LAPD as a repair shop supervisor we had a lot of trouble with the TBI caprices loosening up the connectors on the injectors. At the time you could get the connectors from chev with pig tails and crimp splices.