What the F@#& was chevy thinking?
The jimmys blazers and Bravadas have serious issues with their fuel pumps going out, almost NEVER do one on any dodge tho, but those S10 based GM SUVs go out constantly
I agree that s10's, blazers,bravadas,jimmys,sanomas and so on have serious fuel pump issues....but as for dodges not?
I have to dissagree.
I have seen a TON of dodge trucks with fuel pumps out of them.
not to mention what really sucks is......
try doing a full tune up on one and go to pick up a new fuel filter and see what you find LOL......... of course......the fuel filter on the dodges is part of the fuel pump and sending unit and you have to replace the entire thing.
thats one downfall I think dodge could have did a little more thinking on, don't see why they could not have mounted a filter on the frame rail or something like normal.
also regarding s10's and blazers and what not......the vortec 4.3l's have whats called a spider injecter under the upper intake plenum that is notorious for going bad.
and on those same trucks and suv's GM didnt take the small mechanic into consideration during there design phase the put drive train and frame together and THEN lowered body down.....what this mean is the firewall almost makes it impossable to get to the bellhousing bolts..... so you have to dismount trans and t-case and drive shaft and dropp cross member and raise the vehicle up dang near 3 feet in the air to get the engine and trans to tilt enough to be able to get to the bell bolts.
I think in 1999 GM corrected that issue by putting a factory body lift on them all which raised the body up enough that the firewall was away from the bell housing that you could get to the bolts.
a friend of mine actually went to such extremes he cut holes in the firewall so he could access the bolts from the interior LOL.
I personally hammered the firewall in on one I had so I could save myself from all the extra work.
each manufacturer had some design flaws.....some more than others though
