fUEL PUMP PROBLEM?

[smokekiki]

1999 AWD Astro
118000 miles.
Pump never replaced
Regulator never replaced. I have had the van since it had 30000.

Yesterday I left work,van started righ up. Got home ,parked in front of the attached garage where I never park. Went to take a saw to my in laws,and van would not sart,would just crank. Could not hear pump. Switched relay,nothing. Today went out and it cranked a few extra seconds and started. I moved it to my garage where i can work on it.Picked up a fuel gauge at autozone and hooked it up. turned key went to 60,turned off switch,dropped to 0. did it again. 3rd time i started the van,it idles at 52 . Turned off van,dropped to 0. Turned switch,now the pump will not come on.
Will a faulty pump let it drain that quick? Could it be a combo of the pump and regulator?

[lockdoc]

Certainly sounds like the fuel pump. Unfortunately I don't know exactly how your pump works in order to answer about the sudden drop to 0.

[LiftedAWDAstro]

If the pump doesn't come on when the key is cycled, the pump is faulty. 118k is about average for a fuel pump. I would say it is time for a new one.

[smokekiki]

Thanks,
I am going to order a Delphi pump today.

[LaGrasta]

Keep us updated on how it works out.

[smokekiki]

I put the new pump in. It has solved the problem. I also changed the filter.

[LaGrasta]

Great to hear, good job!