Archived Changed 2001 fuel filter and now it won' start

[6paccuda]

My 2001 was cutting out so I was told to change the fuel filter, so I did and now it will not start. I took it apart Sunday afternoon and found out a filter for a 99 will not work. When I got the correct filter this morning it would not start after I installed the filter. So far I have loosened three of the lines by the valve cover and tried to bleed the air at the at the two valves. I was told before I changed the filter that the lift pump may be bad. The truck is a rebuilder so it does not have warrenty that I know of. I also left the water drain open and turned the key off and on and did not see any fuel running out.

 

[chuck3]

If you bump the starter, do you hear the lift pump running? If you cannot get fuel out of the drain, your pumps most likely dead.

 

[Fireman Dave]

Try giving it a lot of pedal while you crank. I need to do that to get mine going after a filter change. Good luck.

 

[6paccuda]

After reading about the lift pumps I went out and checked mine and I am not getting anything at the pump. I will be changing it tomorrow. It had been cutting out for awhile and I did not check the fuel pressure before I took it apart.

 

[Sky]

Its the lift pump. If it was cutting in and out before it died thats what mine just did. Change the lift pump and it will all be solved.