Help stranded and it snowing
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Help stranded and it snowing
Hey guys I had a thred about my truck not getting fuel and now once again its doing it. Filled up this mornin I am down to a little above half a tank now. Been plowing all afternoon.
Was driving from one town to the next and the truck started b bucking like last time. (About two weeks ago) so I pulled over as it died. Put a new spare filter on and went down the road about 2 miles and same thing. Fuel has additive too. I no I should do an in tank mod but I can't right now. What can I do its snowing and I need to plow.
I am sitting in a parking lot and the truck idles but as soon as I drive it will die.
Was driving from one town to the next and the truck started b bucking like last time. (About two weeks ago) so I pulled over as it died. Put a new spare filter on and went down the road about 2 miles and same thing. Fuel has additive too. I no I should do an in tank mod but I can't right now. What can I do its snowing and I need to plow.
I am sitting in a parking lot and the truck idles but as soon as I drive it will die.
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You can try disconnecting the fuel line off the back of the fuel pump and blow some compressed air in the line back into the tank (remove fuel cap first). That might clean things up a little and buy you a some time.
Worst case scenario, rig up a secondary tank in the bed, use some rubber fuel injection hose rated for diesel and stick a small in line filter before the pump and run off the aux tank.
Set some time aside for the mods soon. It's not going to get better by itself.
Worst case scenario, rig up a secondary tank in the bed, use some rubber fuel injection hose rated for diesel and stick a small in line filter before the pump and run off the aux tank.
Set some time aside for the mods soon. It's not going to get better by itself.
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This may sound a little over the top , but here go's.
Get some fuel hose and connect it to the low pressure fuel pump inlet run it into the fuel filler inlet fare enough in the tank to get fuel from your tank. This will by pass any pluged up filters in the tank and get to were you can do a proper repair.
Bill
Get some fuel hose and connect it to the low pressure fuel pump inlet run it into the fuel filler inlet fare enough in the tank to get fuel from your tank. This will by pass any pluged up filters in the tank and get to were you can do a proper repair.
Bill
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I 2nd this, try some Diesel 911.
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Thanks guys. Buddy of mine is here and I put 911 in and we are gonna try and blow air through it
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Ok got the line off and fuel is pouring out of it. Does this mean the screen isn't pluged?
911 is in
911 is in
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Maybe Jim it is hard to tell by looking at it. Try running with the 911 and see what happens.The fuel flowing may look fine but under load may not be sufficient to power the truck. Lisa may be on to something though with the fuel cristalizing
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Thanks everyone for the help!! I am home now, not sure if it was the 911 or blowing air through the line but it ran great on the way home and hopefully will at 3am in the morning to plow again. I did top the tank off on my way home thinking that might help also. once again thanks everyone.
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Did the fuel run out of the line before or after blowing through it?
I suspect the fuel pick-up has fallen apart inside the tank (i think i suggested this to you before). Continue to fill the tank full before it gets this low and report back on how good/bad it runs. Running trouble-free with a fuller tank reveals the bad pick up.
I suspect the fuel pick-up has fallen apart inside the tank (i think i suggested this to you before). Continue to fill the tank full before it gets this low and report back on how good/bad it runs. Running trouble-free with a fuller tank reveals the bad pick up.
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Thanks everyone for the help!! I am home now, not sure if it was the 911 or blowing air through the line but it ran great on the way home and hopefully will at 3am in the morning to plow again. I did top the tank off on my way home thinking that might help also. once again thanks everyone.
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Did the fuel run out of the line before or after blowing through it?
I suspect the fuel pick-up has fallen apart inside the tank (i think i suggested this to you before). Continue to fill the tank full before it gets this low and report back on how good/bad it runs. Running trouble-free with a fuller tank reveals the bad pick up.
I suspect the fuel pick-up has fallen apart inside the tank (i think i suggested this to you before). Continue to fill the tank full before it gets this low and report back on how good/bad it runs. Running trouble-free with a fuller tank reveals the bad pick up.
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This might help you
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Last edited by SGnAZ; Dec 6, 2010 at 06:47 AM. Reason: typo