Strange problem with dual gas tanks.
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Strange problem with dual gas tanks.
I have a 1995 F 150 with a 302 dual 17 gal tanks and have had this issue dealt with twice now by ford at two different dealers. They replaced the pressure reg and the check valve. and told me that if it happens again that i would have to pay over 500 to have the complete fuel system rebuilt. that was a 40 some thousand miles and then again at 51,000 I now have 160139 miles and have been switching tanks for over 4 years I refuse to pay for something that I feel is a saftey hassard not only to myself but to others on the road with me. so please keep me posted via email and this posting because that is my next project on my truck the fuel system..I still have the repair tag hanging off of the pressure reg stating the need to replace the fule pumps and hosing to the injector manifold.
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Strange problem with dual gas tanks.
also to add my dad has an 87 f-150 and has the same problem. he deals with it by only using one tank.
note if it were not for us the consumer they the dealer would not have a job. may perhaps we start a joint letter to congress to have this problem addressed for all f- series trucks with dual tanks.
note if it were not for us the consumer they the dealer would not have a job. may perhaps we start a joint letter to congress to have this problem addressed for all f- series trucks with dual tanks.
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Strange problem with dual gas tanks.
Kinda odd that I run across this, I have a '96 F-150 Supercab 4.9L Inline Six Eddie Bauer Edition with the dual tanks, just recentally I was filling the truck up and the front tank started making a wierd noise and I looked and fuel was spilling out of an EMPTY TANK!! I took the nozzle out and looked at it and it looked ok, so I put it back in and started fueling it up again and it did the same thing, spilling a whole lot of gas on the ground. I turned the truck on(not start), and tried again it it worked, I was able to fill up the truck, but ever sence then, fuel has been transfering tanks, could this be the same problem that everyone else has. It has only done this a couple of times, put now it's transferring tanks. Is this covered under a recall? -Joe
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i have a 93 ford f150 sideflare mark3 and a have dual gas tanks my rear one is fine but the front dose not work as fine when i apply gas it sputters then stalls and you know the rest i think its the fuel pump but i can hear it it has 170,000 plus miles on it is there a way of fixing this problem cheap or is there a recall on it please help i love my truck Betty and i hate not using her for long hauls so please help me thank you Adam Kent .ps ford should fix this problem since ford made the problem this is not what your ford lovers paid for or is it i took it to a mechanic and he tried but he could not ,and told me the same i quoted and did not charge me for it but because of him thank god i don`t have all my gas going to my front tank ,keep your consumers and fix it or tell us how to so we can do it our selfs thank you but i still love all you at ford but more so i love Betty my ford f150 .
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I first noticed my problem when i filled up both tanks, and w/ the selector on rear every time i took off from a stop light, my rear tires would spin. turns out it was spilling out of the neck on to the ground right in front of the tires...i figured if i stomped on it hard enough i could have made a path of flames behind me like in the movies
Now i just leave it on front and can drive 500 miles w/o having to switch tanks....still waiting on a fix.
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I just purchased 1987 F150 from an estate, been sitting for 11 years, care taker would start twice a year so the problem didn't appear until I started to use it, runs only on front tank and transfers the fuel to the rear. Here's hoping that the recall (being safety related) has no expiration date or mileage this truck is all original equipped
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I want to fix my truck and will do it myself if I can get some input on how to ck it and some diagrams and discription and operation of the system. I need 2 tanks up here.
My fuel started transfering to the other tank rt after I changed the fuel pump in fwd tank. Now aft fuel transfers into fwd tank.
Whats some fix info plz?
My fuel started transfering to the other tank rt after I changed the fuel pump in fwd tank. Now aft fuel transfers into fwd tank.
Whats some fix info plz?
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