C5 Fuel line availability?
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C5 Fuel line availability?
I have a 2001 C5 Coupe that is hard starting. (This started with a whiny fuel pump). My mech. replaced the fuel pump and then it was hard to start after that. The first turn of the key and the engine would crank. On the 2nd it would catch and run. It appears the check valve in fuel line assy GM Part # 10448899 has gone bad. Apparently these aren't made any longer. Does anyone know of a reproduction source for these?
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Mine was doing that. Now I turn key to on without going to start. Then I turn it to off. Then I turn it on and start it. Fires instantly. Thought it might be an electronic glitch or switch starting to go bad.
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Thanks. Yes mine will work also if I do that. The pump primes the line, (i'm told) and it'll fire up. It's when I try and start it without turning the key to initialize things is when it fails. Very frustrating to say the least. Thanks for the reply. I'll post the results when they nail it.
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Unlikely you will find a reproduction for this part.
You could try contacting Marc at VETTENUTS.NET and see if he has a good used one.
http://www.vettenuts.net/index.php?l...w&p=contact_us
You could try contacting Marc at VETTENUTS.NET and see if he has a good used one.
http://www.vettenuts.net/index.php?l...w&p=contact_us
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Thanks. Yes mine will work also if I do that. The pump primes the line, (i'm told) and it'll fire up. It's when I try and start it without turning the key to initialize things is when it fails. Very frustrating to say the least. Thanks for the reply. I'll post the results when they nail it.
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I would turn it to on, let the gauges sweep, put on my seat belt then turn to start. It would not start right away. If I turn it to on, turn it off then turn it to start it will fire instantly. Not sure if it's the same problem. When I first got it, the car would start instantly no matter how I started it. The check valve makes sure the pressure stays up after shutting off. My truck had a leak in system and would lose pressure and start hard. My problem in the C5 may be in the switch
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the xlr is an odd one for sure... I do know that they use the same rear cradle as the c6, I found that out when I was looking for one to do a tr6060 swap into my car