1997 psd ive had a slow fuel leak for about a week- i left my home about an hour ago w/ a full tank, i stoped at a store for a half hour when i came out i started driving and my tank read empty, i tried to make it to a fuel station but it started to stall - a now im at some strangers house using his comp.-what can or should i do - help im about 15 miles from home

 

do you know where it is leaking from?

 

i was leaking between the oilpan and the trany

 

if there is fuel in your other tank switch tanks fill your filter bowl with fuel, or powerservice or transmision fluid whatever you have avaliable to get it started again, sounds like you have a pretty serious fuel leak it shouldent be hard to find.

 

that tank had a leak so i dont use it,but i have 105 gal tank in the bed -what tank should i fill

 

by running it dry do i have to prime it or anything

 

so its the hard line on the frame rail by the front of the transmision? you could probably cut the line and slide a piece of rubber fuel line over the outside of the leak area and clamp it to get you home. then order new hard lines and replace

 

it would be coming from the valley then....could be a # of things.....hole in filter canister,fuel pump,various lines ect....that is alot of fuel in a short time.You will have to thoroughly clean the vally to find where it is coming from.You can pul the filter and check the canister for cracks or a hole.But for the others you will need the valley cleaned and motor running to check.

 

fill the fuel filter bowl, with fuel PS or tranny fluid otherwise you will be cranking for a long time

 

Fill the tank that doesn't leak. Any fuel that leaks into the valley will run off the back of the block and down between the oil pan and trans. There are close to a dozen places on the top of the engine that could leak fuel. Once you get it back home you shouldnt have any trouble finding a leak that big.

 

returned your PM kupiec20

like Rodney said once you get home and the valley cleaned it will be easy to find.
And like I said in my PM...... I would be calling a tow truck,that bill might be cheaper than a tank of fuel for 15 miles

 

This place is great. Within 30 minutes he had help from 3 members and hopefully got home.

How did this end? Did you get it home? Did you find the leak?

Good luck.

 

thankx to all that helped-

 

You're welcome..........but we need to know the rest of the story


how'd ya get it home, what's leaking and is it fixed yet?

 

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