# 2001 Silverado starting trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-silverado-starting-trouble/51832>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** pump, chevrolet, starting, gasoline, 1500\
**Created:** [July 14, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-silverado-starting-trouble/51832 "2010-07-14T18:41:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bob\_prtda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bob\_prtda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bob_prtda)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-silverado-starting-trouble/51832/1 "2010-07-14T18:41:59Z")

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My 2001 Chevy Silverado is having trouble starting. What I have figured out is that something is no longer holding the fuel pressure in the lines. Is this a sign that my fuel pump is starting to go, or something else?

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**Author:** ![bob\_prtda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bob\_prtda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bob_prtda)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-silverado-starting-trouble/51832/2 "2010-07-15T19:23:30Z")

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