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Engine will not start?

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JOE_CO
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  • 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO
  • 6 CYL
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 247,000 MILES
1998 Chevy Astro van: was working just fine; pulled the electric fuel pump fuse/relay assembly to check ; put it back now my van will not start. No longer hearing the fuel pump prime before it starts. The fuel pump would prime first, when it was working. I could hear the priming inside the fuel tank by just turning on the the ignition key to the on position. Now, that it is not working, I can not hear the pumb priming.
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Sunday, November 28th, 2010 AT 10:14 PM

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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

It sounds like you might have an issue with the fuel pump relay. Here is a tutorial showing how to test a relay:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit

I've attached a picture below of the location of the fuel pump relay which is located in the under hood fuse-relay box on your Astro van. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 AT 9:41 PM
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KEN L
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It sounds like the fuel pump is bad, FYI.
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Thursday, August 17th, 2023 AT 12:25 PM

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