Spark plug mystery

[2manyburbans]

the truck had been running good for the last 4 months until it got colder out then it was constant hard starts last night the fuel pump acted as if it was weak I tapped it with a screwdriver started working just fine but as I drove the truck fell flat on its face miss firing and backfiring through carb like crazy im at a lost this spark plug is from the front driver side im gonna pull more and see if I can start there any help would be more than appreciated love you guys

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[2manyburbans]

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passenger side very front

 

[Vbb199]

Backfiring is a lean condition. The plugs also look a little lean.
You had to tap on the pump to make it come alive....


The pump is dying, and running the motor lean.
Replace the pump, maybe the filter too

 

[Vbb199]

Side note we have the same color suburban.

Mines an 89. I assume yours is too.
Do you by chance have any spare body panels ?

 

[2manyburbans]

Backfiring is a lean condition. The plugs also look a little lean.
You had to tap on the pump to make it come alive....


The pump is dying, and running the motor lean.
Replace the pump, maybe the filter too

After taping the pump yesterday the pump works like it should it fills up the filter "not very quickly" but it does and the truck sounds like it running rough and shaking pretty bad instead of a smooth rev it's like it bubbling kind of sound and my burb is a 85 and what panels are you looking for

 

[idahovette]

looks like you have 2 different spark plugs....check the numbers.....they do look good tho?

 

[Vbb199]

After taping the pump yesterday the pump works like it should it fills up the filter "not very quickly" but it does and the truck sounds like it running rough and shaking pretty bad instead of a smooth rev it's like it bubbling kind of sound and my burb is a 85 and what panels are you looking for

Im looking for a drivers front fender, same color as your truck

 

[bucket]

Tapping on a mechanical fuel pump won't do anything.

Are you saying it doesn't always fill the fuel filter?

 

[Vbb199]

Backfiring is a lean condition. The plugs also look a little lean.
You had to tap on the pump to make it come alive....


The pump is dying, and running the motor lean.
Replace the pump, maybe the filter too

Is this some aftermarket electric fuel pump?
Or the mechanical pump on the side of the motor?

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Yep you have different plugs. I also vote fuel starvation. Pump, lines or filter.

 

[Craig Nedrow]

Bottom pic is a hotter plug, and the burn pattern shows it. I have burnt a hole in two different engines because of a lean condition, just saying. Every electric pump i've had would fill a holly carb, both bowls in seconds.