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1991 Z28 Engine bugging down up on acceleration? HELP!

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Old 06-12-2019, 10:15 PM
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Default 1991 Z28 Engine bugging down up on acceleration? HELP!

Hello Everyone!,

I just picked up a 91 Z28 from my neighborhood as a project. The car has an issue accelerating. It runs and starts and you can give it a bit of gas before it bugs down and tries to cut off... If you push on the gas like you normally would it wants to shut down. If you kind of easy the pedal little by little it kinds of let you accelerate some up to 3500 RPM no higher than that. Is not missing either that I can tell. The car will not drive since you can't accelerate. Things d=one so far flushed the gas tank, new fuel filter, new plugs, new alternator, ANY help tracking this bug would be awesome! Thx!
 
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Old 06-12-2019, 11:01 PM
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Very possible your fuel pump is shot, and not supplying enough fuel pressure. There is a Schrader valve on the fuel rail, passenger side rear, for checking pressure with the key on. If you don't have a fuel pressure gauge, places like Autozone loan them out. Plenty of info on Youtube on how to check fuel pressure. You should have close to 40 psi with the key in the run position, engine off. And pressure should hold for a while once the key is turned off.
 
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