2008 chevy 5.3 not staying running?

Asked by Cjhess2495 Feb 09, 2020 at 02:38 PM about the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 1LT Extended Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Truck was running rough and it sat since last april I
decided to pull out fuel pump and clean it also fuel
pump is a year and a half old but the inlet was
clogged and a few other things were in the bottom
pulled off bottom cleaned strainer put it all
together put it back in truck and now it starts but
stalls out 30 seconds or less later... idk if it's a
security issue or a fuel pump reset or what help
please!!

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James answered 4 years ago

Sounds like you need to remove and clean the gas tank. You might try a bottle of Drygas in the tank. Since the truck has been sitting you might have water condensation in the gas tank. Hope that helps! Jim

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