Fuel pump relay

Asked by Michael Jul 08, 2018 at 08:30 AM about the 1997 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Cheyenne RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Why would fuel pump relay get
hot and go bad after 15 to 20
miles of driving

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GuruTQQ3Q answered 5 years ago

Relay was already bad possible that it may have been used was it new?

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Brianator answered 5 years ago

If the fuel pump has to work extra hard it can cause strain on the whole circut. Restricted fuel filter, fuel pump sock, kinked/ pinched line or fuel pressure regulator are places to check for that. Other than that the pump itself might be giving up the ghost

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