just bought a propane truck, it sputters when on the highway...

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Old 02-10-2009, 11:10 AM
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just bought a propane truck, it sputters when on the highway...

hey guys, i recently bought this truck to just haul stuff around it, it runs on propane, it sarts and drives fine, but when you give it more than 1/2 throttle or take it past 50mph it starts sputtering. the prev. owner told me its some filter that needs to be changed... i've never dealt with propane do i dont even know where to start.... What should i check and replace?
 
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Old 02-16-2009, 01:26 AM
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What year? engine, trans, brand of the system?
 
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Old 07-27-2009, 12:47 PM
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follow the fuel line from the tank to fuel lock device



remove screws (carefully sometime soft and stripe easily)
filter is white material
cost $8 buck in canada

takes about 10 minutes.
 
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i ended up doing that, replaced the filter, the truck was ok for about a day, then started sputtering again... i ended up getting rid of it for more than i paid for it and didnt bother with trying to fix it
 
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FYI: i suspect rust in the tank, a problem with early tanks
 
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kind of pointless now but i would have guessed a partially plugged vapor line. what temp thermostat was it running?
 
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