Crank no start issue

[Shane5acosta]

I just bought a 99 Tahoe 5.7 vortex. The previous owner claimed he was driving around the farm and ran good. He went inside came back out and it was dead.
I tried to fix it bought new battery, spark plugs, ignition coil, distributor cap and rotor. Checked fuel pressure (58 psi). Checked wiring to starter all looking good with solid connections.
Im stuck any advice/ideas?

 

[Eman85]

Dead means?? Does it turn over? Compression? Spark?

 

[Shane5acosta]

Dead means?? Does it turn over? Compression? Spark?

It’s cranking but not turning over and I believe it has compression but I don’t have a compression tester is there a way to test without it? And I’m in the process of replacing everything for the spark last thing would be the starter.

 

[Fless]

"Cranking" is "turning over." So you have a "crank - no start" condition.

 

[89Suburban]

I'm ready to do some crank . . .

 

[exp500]

I just bought a 99 Tahoe 5.7 vortex. The previous owner claimed he was driving around the farm and ran good. He went inside came back out and it was dead.
I tried to fix it bought new battery, spark plugs, ignition coil, distributor cap and rotor. Checked fuel pressure (58 psi). Checked wiring to starter all looking good with solid connections.
Im stuck any advice/ideas?

Fuel pressure low. Any codes set?

 

[Shane5acosta]

"Cranking" is "turning over." So you have a "crank - no start" condition.

Yea what you said my bad. I’ll turn the key I hear it trying to turn over but it’s not getting there

 

[Shane5acosta]

Fuel pressure low. Any codes set?

What is it supposed to be at I connected the fuel pressure gauge and it read 58 psi when I put the key into the on position and I don’t believe so im on my way home right now I’ll double check

 

[Shane5acosta]

Fuel pressure low. Any codes set?

It had battery light on and check gauges light on no check engine light

 

[Doubeleive]

What is it supposed to be at I connected the fuel pressure gauge and it read 58 psi when I put the key into the on position and I don’t believe so im on my way home right now I’ll double check

the ignition control module is a classic to fail on these, causing a inexplicable no start or just "died" while driving

 

[exp500]

It had battery light on and check gauges light on no check engine light

Tighten battery cables, test battery. Scan for codes or live data if you have a scanner.

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[Shane5acosta]

the ignition control module is a classic to fail on these, causing a inexplicable no start or just "died" while driving

I replaced that along with the distributor cap and rotor as well as the spark plugs

 

[Doubeleive]

I replaced that along with the distributor cap and rotor as well as the spark plugs

Confirmed you have spark? what color, if the coil is bad it may not be enough spark to fire it up (too weak)

 

[Fless]

Yea what you said my bad. I’ll turn the key I hear it trying to turn over but it’s not getting there

It's either turning over or it isn't. What does "trying to turn over" mean? Is it actually cranking and the starter is turning the engine over? Or something else?

 

[Taco]

Sounds to me like starter bendix is stuck or a bad starter. You can tap on it with a small hammer a try it and see if that helps it turn over or have someone turn the key to start it and you hit the starter the same time.