2004 chevy silverado 1500 wont start
Asked by Courtney Mar 29, 2018 at 06:16 PM about the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4WD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
First my fuel pump went out fix that truck ran fine
one day it wouldn't start again replace the starter
ran fine now after a heavy rain it won't start fuel
pump is working gauges are not but I'm getting
power tried to jump it there was a pop under the
hood. Any ideas. Distributor cap maybe ?
7 Answers
enginecreator answered 6 years ago
Sounds like short or shorts in wiring. It may be ground strap loose or broken or could be a wire + positive touching the body or frame allowing volts to flow out shorting out other components grounded to frame or body. Also as a result you may have a few blown fuses. Someone will have likely use a volt-meter to track it down. Know that this is possible cause it may not be exact as I am not looking at the truck but yet suggesting it may need to be looked into. If it is electrical, it could be in actual wire harness or a electrical part too or at connection or bad dirty or rusted connections or a failing part.
A pop under the hood? Did you smell anything burning, did you look for signs of a possible short cut? Headlights working? No gauges working can result from a short in the fuel box located in the engine compartment.
No smell at all. Just the sound i didnt see anything either as i was standing a few feet from the hood while my friend cranked it.. just a sound. Thank you all for your responses. Anything helps. Our knowledge is very limited but my friend can figure out most things with a little guidance. Appreciate the time and help.
And yes headlights were working.
Btw the weird gauges not working thing has happend b4 when it wouldnt start, b4 replacing the fuel pump. Really odd. Thanks enginecreater for some insight on that.
