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Old 04-18-2009, 06:07 PM
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Water in fuel light, need help

The water in fuel light is on in my truck, what do I have to do to fix the problem.
 
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Old 04-18-2009, 06:11 PM
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Drain the fuel bowl Jacob. Did you just fill up or is the tank very low on fuel?
 
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If there is onlly a small amount of water in your fuel you can drain the fuel bowl. It may take several attempts. Also use a catch basin under your truck. Don't want EPA hounding you. If you have a significant amount of water in the fuel you will need to either siphon the tank or drop it. Might also try fining "Diesel" Heat. It's a water displacer. Good luck.
 

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Old 04-18-2009, 06:28 PM
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Hey, Jacob. Open the yellow valve on your fuel bowl, then turn your key to the on position. You should get lots of fuel spraying on your front end. . If you don't have a catch pan under it. lol. You may have to open your fuel bowl to clean the bottom of it. The drain valve don't get all the crap out of the bowl.
 
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Originally Posted by megawatt00
Drain the fuel bowl Jacob. Did you just fill up or is the tank very low on fuel?
Tank is half full, wasn't fueled up at all, she had been sitting outside all day and all of last night though.

BTW when I went to check how much fuel was left in the tank the light was gone.
 
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Old 04-18-2009, 06:54 PM
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I'd still drain the fuel bowl anyway. it's only about a cup of fuel. if you care about where you're draining it, put a hose of some sort,on the end of the "pipe" and put the other end in a can on the ground. if you look up from below the engine, near the front of the engine near the crankshaft pully's, you'll see a tube. that's where the fuel is going to come out of.
 
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You should try to catch it to see if there is water in it.
 
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I'm gonna check the fuel bowl right now, be back in a little bit with my findings.
 
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