No start - fuel pump?

[Cannon88]

1999 Cruiser, 208k miles, new battery last year. Drove to my sons soccer practice last night, went to leave, turns over fine, but does not start. Had it flat towed to my house.

I've viewed the search files. My initial thought is fuel pump. Do they just quit - with no signs of failure? I'm sure its OEM, so I'm not disappointed in life span. I am just a little surprised I didn't get any warning signs or fuel smell or anything. Anyone else experience fuel pump 'sudden death' or could it be something else you think?

 

[Julian Stead]

Check your immobiliser first

My immobilizer fix

 

[Jigsaw100]

Not sure about yours, but in my 06 I had the same question. I ended up getting some calipers and figuring out the diameter of the fuel filter output (mine is under the hood), getting 6' of clear tubing and a small clamp and attaching the clamped end to the output of the fuel filter and the other end into a bucket. In the 06, the pump only pumps while the engine is cranking over.

It will also crank for a set period of time rather than as long as the key is pushed forward (to end pumping early turn key back to off).

It should pump a pretty decent amount of fuel each crank. Don't wear out your starter! I think around 10 crank cycles got me about a gallon (was getting water out).

If you have fuel pumping, next thing I would do is pull a plug and see if you can get it to spark (after reattaching the fuel filter lines). You could have grounding issues like I did.

Good luck!

 

[third coast cruisers]

Marty I had an intermittent no start issue like your having. Ck the 20amp fuse next to the black relay in the fuse Block under the hood.