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Tahoe stalls while driving....

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I have a 2004 Tahoe 5.3L Z Flex that my wife drives. 1 month ago she drove out of a Burger King drive thru and it died. She could not crank it and ran the battery down trying. Had AAA tow it home. I thought it might be alternator but after replacing battery I load tested it and all passed and charging system OK at 14 volts.

Then this week she went to vet. Upon leaving the vet the truck cranked and she pulled out of space and it died. She called me and when I arrived (15minutes) she got it to crank and backed up into space. I rechecked alternator and battery ok, so I followed her home.

I replaced the fuel filter and then check fuel pressure per below:

Key on, engine off = 50 psi
Engine Running = 43 psi
Running and Unplug FPR vent = 50 psi
Engine Turn Off = 43 psi but over 10 minutes slowly drops down to 20 psi.

There are no misfires or codes on engine. The FPR and Injectors were replaced 1 year ago. Does this sound like a fuel pump?
 
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UPDATE - so far so good .. The new CPS sensor was the fix.. however I wanted to clarify with all what I did regarding spacer shim. While I purchased a .020 shim washer from Autozone (part SU12931) for $10, but I did not use it.

Instead I decided to try (see pic) a retaining ring I located at hardware store. It was .030 thick for $1.50 and videos on issue and specs stated air gap must be at least .030. It did not specify the maximum. Since my CPS was replaced 1 year ago and with 235K miles and 15 years old I assume I may be having some ball bearing slippage mentioned in videos. So I figured an extra 0.010 is not going to hurt and could help..

This clip would not slide over the tip as diameter was barely under, (maybe others could purchase a larger diameter if preferred), but for me I installed it by slightly forcing the clip open and it fit nicely and retained itself using the plastic ribs on sensor near the base plate..

After installation I noticed the spacer was slightly visible and where the clip opening I was concerned air or fluid could access/escape. I sealed that spot with a small amount of Permetex Red gasket sealer..

If you can find an actual .030 washer shim that would be best, but I did save $8..
 

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