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Mikel
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PostSubject: Bad fuel pump?   Bad fuel pump? EmptySun Oct 19, 2014 9:18 pm
Hello,
In a '98 Riviera, under heavy throttle, particularly going uphill, the engine dies but will start afterwards. Could this be a dying fuel pump?
Thanks.
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Bad fuel pump? Empty
PostSubject: Re: Bad fuel pump?   Bad fuel pump? EmptyFri Nov 14, 2014 4:27 pm
Yes, but it could also be the fuel pressure regulator. Rent or borrow a fuel pressure gauge and find out what your fuel pressure is.

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