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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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is my fuel pump bad

ok here the deal in the mornings when i go start the bird(1990) it takes 3 to 4 seconds of cranking before the needle moves from 0 on the oil pressure gauge but its only when it gets to about 30 (which takes another 4 secs to climb to) is when it wants to try to start and if i get it to start it runs like a champ no codes or anything my and it will keep starting fine with little to no hesitation unless i leave it alone for more than 2-3 hours then its back to just cranking with no start and then the process repeats.
Here are a list of parts i changed recently to fix the problem or just to replace because they were old:
distributor/cap/rotor/coil/hei
fuel pump relay
injectors
oil pressure sensor
knock sensor
fuel pressure regulator diaphram
map sensor
coil pack
battery
oil pump was replace a year ago with a high volume one but the car has seen maybe 15 miles since then.

my psi is at 32 and i know it should be higher any help would be appreciated
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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Car: 1989 Iroc Camaro
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Re: is my fuel pump bad

replace your fuel filter
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Re: is my fuel pump bad

its only a year old and i cant see that holding at 32 psi but ill try it
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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Re: is my fuel pump bad

changed the filter and still the same goes straight to 32psi and stays there firm.
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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Re: is my fuel pump bad

this is tpi correct. you are testing your fuel pressure at schrader valve on fuel rail with fuel cap off. are you getting any codes.
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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Re: is my fuel pump bad

yea its tpi, and yes im testing at the shrader valve and no i do not have any codes
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Old May 17, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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Re: is my fuel pump bad

Bringing this post back from the dead...

Im new to the forum, i have a 1989 camaro rs 305 tbi. Im having what appears to he a fuel pump/filter/line issue. The problem started when i was driving up a mountan. My car seemed to run out of gas (gas gauge doesn't work) and it had been about that time to fill up, so i assumed it just ran out of gas. I got the car turned around and rolled down the road, stopped at a gas station and proceeded to fill my car up, it only took in 9 gallons. I found this weird, i started to drive home and after about 50 miles the car shut off as if it ran out of gas again. Obviously i was not out of gas so i was very confused. I had someone bring me 2 gallons of gas, it started right up and i drove home. Then again it happened after about 40 miles.

Does anyone have any idea what this problem found be? Sorry for the long drawn out story, details are a passive attribute now thanks to the military.
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