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Question: truck turns over but won't start. It acts like it wants to start but won't.

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PastorBillW, 5.7L V8, Boise, ID, December 30, 2011, 16:40
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replaced battery, checked fuses.

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    PARTS GUY December 30, 2011, 21:39
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    You need to verify fuel pressure and volume.

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    PastorBillW, January 02, 2012, 16:19
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    I can hear the fuel pump when I turn the key to on, after a few moments it stops. After I try to start it I can hear it again until it builds up pressure and stops. I also changed the fuel pump relay. A friend let me borrow his code reader, I will do that soon and should have an answer. Thanks

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    PARTS GUY, January 02, 2012, 18:35
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    Pastorbillw, that is not a proper fuel pressure and volume test. The noise that you hear and then stops is not pressure building up. If the engine isn't running after about 3 to 4 seconds the computer stops grounding the fuel pump relay. Unfortunately you or someone will have to hook a fuel pressure tester to the fuel rail and perform the necessary test.

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    PastorBillW, January 03, 2012, 21:09
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    A friend at church told me to to change out the ignition module. So today I changed out the distributor cap, rotor, mag. pickup, and ignition module. Truck started right up! Everything inside the distributor looked bad, that's why I changed them.
    Thank you Lord it's fixed!
    Thanks for the input!
    God bless!

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