2000 Silverado won't start!

[Finlander]

airjer, I brought this to a auto repair man that is pretty good and has given me good deals!

I would do this myself as I was into drag racing my 1965 GTO at Minnesota Dragways back in the 70's and my father was an auto mechanic, so doing the job would be easy if I wasn't living in an apartment where the truck died.

Also I don't have the collection of tools like I used to own! And I wasn't going to spend this weekend at my apartment when I could be fishing at my place on Osakis.

[BartmanMN]

As much as I would love to throw money at my truck since I don't have a payment on a new one, I think I will just live with the flucuation of the gauge until the pump finally dies. It sounds like something I can accomplish with a neighbors help once it does take a [PoorWordUsage].

[Finlander]

Here's an update! They put in the new fuel pump and the same results as before, no start. They say the pump makes no sound or any indication of it working.

So after a long weekend of nothing to do in my apartment watching cars turning and turning left and turning left and turning left then to watch the supposdly winners lose at the final turn seemed like my weekend went!

[Finlander]

Dang varmint was the culprit of my truck not starting! A dirty rat or mouse chewed the wires going to the fuel pump under the fuse box where you can't see it! I'm declairing war on varmints! GRRRRRRRRRRRR

[PierBridge]

Did they check the Fuel pump relay?

[1968]

Didn't check for power/ground first? OOPS!

Is it too late to get your money back?

[OnAFly]

I understand your frustration with varmints. I've been at war since last year when my foot sunk into a hole dug by muskrats...12 feet away from my pond into my yard

So far I've gotten about 6 of them with the pellet gun.

[Jeremy airjer W]

They installed a fuel pump without checking for power to the pump?

[Finlander]

Yes they did! I did that too. The chewed wires were behind the fuse box and the only way to see the chewed wires was to move the fuse box out of the way.

Wires fixed and the truck runs great!

[trolloni]

wow that would do it ,was it the one under the hood or side of the dash? could they splice it or did ya have to get new wires?red squirrels made a nest under my friends hood he needed a new wiring harness 850.00 just for the parts ,needless to say they no longer frequent his property!

[Finlander]

The fuse box under the hood is where the wires were chewed. Gonna stuff some fabric softener sheets in there to keep them away!