dirtyoldman
I'm now on Medicare,officially old.
If it is the pump I don't envy him,burbs are a PITA 
97 Suburban will not start, what to check?
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ScottyBoy
No, that's not a banana in my pants.
I don't have access to a pressure gauge. And I didn't see him test it. He said he had a buddy test it earlier in the day before I went over there. I just went by the numbers he told me.
That combined with the fact that it would start and run for a few seconds with starting fluid, leads us both the believe its the fuel pump.
I won't be helping him change it though. His dad and buddy will. I know that will be an all day job on a Suburban. And working in this humid triple digit weather makes it even worse.
Oh, and that suburban has 380,000 miles on it. So I would assume its time to replace the pump anyway 
That combined with the fact that it would start and run for a few seconds with starting fluid, leads us both the believe its the fuel pump.
I won't be helping him change it though. His dad and buddy will. I know that will be an all day job on a Suburban. And working in this humid triple digit weather makes it even worse.
Oh, and that suburban has 380,000 miles on it.
So I would assume its time to replace the pump anyway 
dirtyoldman
I'm now on Medicare,officially old.
380,000,not bad 
OldCracker29
I've been knocked down drug out and left for dead
Has to be the fuel pump. Like Gary says, 380,000 miles...not bad.
