99' Fuel Pressure Question

I have a 99 Silverado with a 5.3 thats 4x4 and my wrench friend and I checked the fuel pressure the other day and it's reading between 52 to

58psi. when you first turn the ignition on it jumps up to 58 then falls to a steady 52 psi. with the motor running i get the same 52 psi and if you open the throttle it jumps to 58 again. now after doing some reading around I found out that the pressure is sposed to be this 379-427 kPa (55-62psi). The reason I checked the fuel pressure is because the truck hesitates pretty bad sometimes when you gas it.. just acts like it's not getting the fuel it needs. we thought it might be the regulator, could i have a problem there? the fuel pump is new (10k miles ago) and so is the filter (about 2k miles ago) also got a new air filter and the MAF has been cleaned. I know there are alot of other things that could cause this (injectors, plugs, wires etc.) but I'm trying to narrow them down.. I'm also thinking I have problem with the torque converter because I'm still experiancing the jerky down shirts and take offs..

one other thing is the throttle sticks pretty bad sometimes. you have to push it kinda hard to "break it loose" which causes the truck to want to really take off.. except it can't because it's hesitates.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Adair

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Adair Winter
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Your throttle sticking is caused by carbon build up at the air horn. Pull the big hose of the front of the intake and there is a throttle plate. Use some carb cleaner and get all that carbon off. Another thing that works is to jack up the idle by about a 100 rpm. The adjustment is an allen screw. Its a real little thing that points upward. Its under the part where the throttle cable is attached.

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George

Thanks, I'll check both of those out. I guess the other reason I'm asking this question about the fuel pressure is to see if i need to have the pump replaced since it's still under stop warranty. (for low pressure)

Adair

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Adair Winter

The throttlebody for that year had problems. I think GM had a secret warranty on the problem. You might want to call a dealer and find out. If I remember the throttle shaft hole would elongate causing it to stick. Do a google search.

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Tj

I found some info via google, thanks! how do you go about handeling TSB stuff with a dealer?

Adair

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Adair Winter

You sure it would apply to the Suburban of that year? You have the

5.7L engine, I thought the TSB covered the 5.3L engines. Also, a TSB is just a way of relaying updated service info to the dealers, or to alert dealers to some problems they've seen, it is NOT a gauranteed free fix for the customer...
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Mike Levy

right, thats what i thought.. I'll be doing the work myself anyway.. I don't have a suburban. I have a Siverado truck with the 5.3

Adair

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Adair Winter

GM replaced my throttle body on my 99 that I bought new. I now have 58000 miles on it now and noticed a slight sticking again. This time it was carbon build up, easy fix.

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RHinNC

My 99 has had problems with the fuel pump scaling up this is in part due to design. If the tank is running at the last quarter tank or less the pumps run hot. This causes pump failure and at a point less than 50 psi. the injectors won't open this can cause a no start or the truck to stall. The worst part of this is that the pump and sender assy. was not cheap! The recommendation is never let it go past 1/2 tank. when gas is at 94.9 cents per litre this seems impossible! Eric

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Elcamino Eric

I try very hard not to let mine get below 1/4 tank.. i think i might have got a bad pump.. the warmer it is outside the worse my problems seem as far as the motor hesitating and acting like it's not getting fuel.

Adair

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Adair Winter

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