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2008 chevy silverado starts and then dies.

Old Oct 4, 2019 | 7:37 PM
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I have an 08 chevy Silverado 5.3 liter flex fuel with 70,000 miles. I have been having nothing, but problems with it. It has been starting and running rough for a little while and today it just starts and shuts off. I have been trying to figure out rough idle for a while with no luck. I replaced mass airflow sensor, crank position sensor, cleaned throttle body, have good fuel pressure at rail, replaced spark plugs and wires (truck was running rough before I replaced plugs and wires), no check engine light on, and I have smoke tested truck. I now notice that the fuel pump is not priming everytime I put key in on position. Even if it does prime it will only start and stall right out. While starting i have pressure tester on fuel rail and pressure stays right around 55psi. I also tried swapping relays for fuel pump and checked fuses and found nothing. It would be great if I could get some help here as I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure this out. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Old Oct 5, 2019 | 6:13 PM
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55psi is kinda low, should be 65, if you don't hear pump at key start I'd be very suspicious of fuel pump..
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