Low Fuel Warning - Engine Died - HELP

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Oct 30, 2010 | 10:28 PM

mytoys2037

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Low Fuel Warning - Engine Died - HELP

Okay - I have searched all through the threads and can't find anything similar to my problem. I purchased a 07 F250 (6.0) around 4 weeks ago and have ran a couple of tanks of fuel through it but never below a 1/4 tank. Tonight I was heading home and let my fuel run low and my warning light came on and the display showed 'low fuel warning' - I hit the reset button (and it showed 50 miles left till emtpy on my display) and shortly after - my engine died. I tried to start it several times and it finally started again, but ran really rough. I was able to make it about 2 miles to a gas station and filled it up. It ran real rough before I filled it up and for about 2 or 3 minutes after I left the gas station, but now everything is great. I am a diesel newbie and would like to know if this might be just due to running the fuel so low and could there be a moisture or filter problem. Any advice or ideas would be greatly welcomed.

Oct 30, 2010 | 10:30 PM

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air in fuel lines. Cleared up when refueled.

Oct 30, 2010 | 10:49 PM

hubler13f

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Check this thread out. I had that exact problem and here is the write up of how I fixed it.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...d-for-3-a.html

Oct 30, 2010 | 11:30 PM

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Thanks

Thanks for the advice and the posting - it looks as though my fear is relieved. I will look into doing this next weekend. I was lucky that mine re-started and lasted long enough to get me to a station - it looks as though many leave them stranded.

Oct 31, 2010 | 12:01 AM

hubler13f

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Yeah mine always shut down on the same stretch of road. There is only one diesel pump on all of Fort Polk and it would always hit me when I was driving from South Fort to North Fort to get fuel. It's a straight stretch that there is nothing on so I would be stuck walking about 3-5 miles to North Fort to get fuel.
Usually my truck would start stumbling around 1/4 tank and the fuel light only ever came on once before I fixed it and my truck shut down within 1/2 mile after it came on.