Recent content by tomsmith

Hey all, Just wanted to provide some closure to this thread. I sold it to a local guy and it got trailed around an hour ago. Many thanks for all your help and guidance .. good luck for the future!

Hey, Quick update. If I spray starter into the intake and then start the engine, it runs for about 2 seconds so there is spark and reinforces the fact that the fuel pump is the culprit here. I want to make an offer to the board though .. if anyone wants it for parts or to fix up and keep, you...

Thanks guys, this is awesome. From what I can see, the relay/fuse box side of things seems to be OK, which means the problem lies somewhere between the fuse box and the pump. Now .. while I was changing the diff and dropping cross members etc. maybe I pinched one of the power lines from the...

The resistance on #3 to a good ground hovers around 150 On my voltmeter, 1 is full resistance (e.g. the two prongs aren't touching) 0 (the two prongs are touching directly). So .. 150 would suggest that it's not a perfect connection but that some resistance does exist. If it's 150, does that...

OK, I got it. According to my voltmeter, #2 on my diagram is always hot. I jumped #2(87) and #3(30). I still didn't hear the fuel pump prime so I tried starting it anyway, still no luck.

Could you explain a bit more please? I looked at that diagram and pulled #41 relay but not quite sure which two of the 4 slots needs to be jumped. If I'm standing at the front and facing the windscreen, the slots are: 1 2 3 4 Can you let me know which of those should be jumpered?

I think it's the fuel pump - I can't hear anything from it at all. I can't believe the fuel pump is bad .. it was running absolutely fine before I changed out the diff and I wasn't working anywhere near it. I tried tapping the tank with a rubber mallet a couple of times but that didn't work.

For next time, would a nut splitter work? I've used those in a few situations and they've made short work of cracking the nut.

I checked all the fuses in the engine bay and under the rear seat with a voltmeter, all of them passed. I haven't tried the volt check on the ignition switch yet .. Will try that later as I'm having some problems getting the steering plastic pieces to separate in two. I just want to confirm...

Hi, I've read a couple of other threads for 'crank, no start' problems but I can't seem to figure out my problem. I have a 2004 Trailblazer LS that refuses to start, though it seems to crank over pretty healthily. I have a fully charged battery that doesn't dim the lights when I crank and...

Thanks guys, I could only find one of those top bolts in the pile of bolts/nuts/washers that ended up on my floor but figured I'd try it anyway and then purchase a couple more later today. I got around 2 threads in and then it stopped so I don't think that's the right bolt either :hissyfit...

Here' a pic of the two bolts that I think are the closest match

Cheers Roadie, I've got 2 sets of 15mm bolts (and some 18mm bolts..). One set of 15mm's are around 2" long and have a rounded end .. that is, the end of the bolt is not flat but rounded off. The other 15mm's are around 1.5" long and have a flat end like normal bolts.

Hey all, Does anyone have a pic of the sway bar bolt? I was changing the front diff and sway bar bushings and had bagged all the bolts so I wouldn't run into this problem but somewhere, a couple of the bags tore open and now I got a whole bunch of bolts on the garage floor and I can't remember...

Thank you very much for the write up. Used this while dropping my oil pan .. would never have found that 8mm bolt attaching the power steering lines to the rack without it One thought though, you don't have to disconnect the lower intermediate shaft bolt to drop the rack. All I had to do was...