Crank No Start. Spark and Fuel Pump are Good

arnoldsmind said:

What am I looking for that would differentiate between the problem being the Fuel Pump vs Something else. My Vice Grip Garage school of automotive technology license taught me that if the Schrader is dry there is no pressure and the Fuel Pump is out. But that’s not the case here. A leak in the tank doesn’tThere's fuel delivery. The leak would have to be in the fuel line, and that would show as a fuel on the floor. Full transparency, I’m dreading having to drop the tank, It’s half full. I want to explore all options before changing out a working fuel pump and being back at square 1.

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That's fair, but testing pressure at the zirk at crank and bleed-down is the absolute FIRST test to make, and so easy/simple to do. And two words for dropping a tank - SETUP & PREP. Basically, 2 stands and a floor jack are the only real antes, and those things pay back for themselves so many times in saved costs and time it's crazy everyone wouldn't have them already since they were 20. And I'm 100% in the 'Drop from the front' school. Brain-ded simple to unsrcew the tighteners on that end, and so easy to 'slip' the filler forward out the reardeck opening. This is alot crappier looking than it really was, as I wanted to keep the mess of absorbent where it was for a leak on the wife's SUV:

I was able to suction the tank down to ~2 gallons, and shooting a little gas out my nose brought back fond memories all the other times I've it. And you'll get the perfect opportunity to fix the common 'rotted EVAP hose':


If you're pump is original it'll 100% likely have the same very common burnt wiring like this:


Good luck, and keep us looped in how you're doing.

arnoldsmind::
It's starting no problem. The Fuel pressure is still an issue.

I didn't go through the whole vid, but it's idling like ****. And about the Caprice vs. Impala SS thing, just look for the 'WX6' (or WX3 I really don't remember) trim I.D. on the trunk lid SPID. All Impala SSes are just basic Caprices, but with the upfit Impala SS trim level, just like you could get a stripper Biscayne or lil better Bel-Air various levels of options and chrome 60 years ago.

I recall you have past ptsd from a prior tank drop. Just get the car somewhere nobody can see your trepidation and finally finally just do it. Andwhy post a vid of brown gas? Just git that crud outta the tank already. And just change that MoFu fuel pump already. And finally git on wit the rest of it. It could be something else, but you already got the pump so just put it in already. And then throw more easier parts at it as called for.

Sorry it's 9 and past my bedtime. Keep checking in what's going on eh.