XPost: alt.trucks.chevy   
   From: am@yellowjersey.org   
      
   On 4/19/2024 12:08 PM, Paul in Houston TX wrote:   
   > helper wrote:   
   >> When engine quits and won't start, try putting a little   
   >> gas in throttle body and put air filter back on (to avoid   
   >> fire), then try starting to see if it runs for a few   
   >> seconds.  That might be good test to know it isn't getting   
   >> fuel during those situations.  Sometimes hard to know if   
   >> fuel or electrical is problem.   
   >>    I think my 93 sonoma was acting up, cutting out at   
   >> times a few years ago, recalling as you mentioned fuel   
   >> pressure. Someone told me that fuel pumps go out   
   >> gradually, used to be easy to replace too.  The in-tank   
   >> variety can be hard to get to.  A van might have a cover   
   >> on the van floor to access the top of the tank, and even   
   >> allow you to remove the pump assembly from the top of   
   >> tank--a ring that turns unlocks some tabs and then pump   
   >> assembly lifts out, that part fairly easy.  New pump fixed   
   >> my cutting out, cost about $70 online.     When stumped, I   
   >> go to a repair shop and get estimate how much to diagnose   
   >> problem.  They used to do that for around $100.  Then fix   
   >> it yourself from their advice.  They have better equipment   
   >> and are used to solving mysteries.   
   >   
   > The original post is 19 years old.  It's unlikely that the   
   > OP is still driving his 30 year old Astro.  Metal fatigue   
   > would have broken it in half about 10 years ago.   
      
      
   Yep and prices reflect that degradation   
   https://buysellsearch.com/vehicles/cars/mk-chevrolet/ml-astro/bd-van/yr-1995   
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