Cranking but not starting

Asked by Bennie Jan 02, 2021 at 03:18 PM about the 1997 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Silverado Stepside RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

97 Chevy Silverado with a 57 vortec getting fuel to
the fuel rail cranks just fine but won't start even
tried using starting fluid but does not work any
suggestions

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If you have spark and fuel but it still won't run it's time to do a compression test. If all cylinders test very low or zero it's jumped timing. Hope that helps! Jim

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