Fuel Pickup
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Laughing Gas
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From: Bassett Virginia
Fuel Pickup
Hi, new to the board!
I have a 1968 Ranger truck and I am having problems with the truck shutting off when driving it. I was told it was the fuel pickup. How do I fix this problem? I have never fooled around with the tank on this truck, or any truck before, so I need some help here! Thanks in advance.........
I have a 1968 Ranger truck and I am having problems with the truck shutting off when driving it. I was told it was the fuel pickup. How do I fix this problem? I have never fooled around with the tank on this truck, or any truck before, so I need some help here! Thanks in advance.........
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Laughing Gas
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From: Bassett Virginia
Fuel Pickup
Like I said I am new to the board. I tried to do a gallery on my truck, seem to be having problms but I will get it straight.......
Here is a link to a pic of my truck until I get my gallery set up, you guys let me know what you think:
http://www.kkpony.com/nonpony/williamwilliam-m
So can anyone tell me about the fuel pickup problem on these trucks?
Here is a link to a pic of my truck until I get my gallery set up, you guys let me know what you think:
http://www.kkpony.com/nonpony/williamwilliam-m
So can anyone tell me about the fuel pickup problem on these trucks?
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From: Thomson, GA
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That is a good looking truck. I am not sure about the pick up issue, but I do know that it is the line in the gas tank closest to the drivers side door, about 2 inches from the sending unit hole(has 5 bolts and an orange wire going to the middle and a black ground off of the edge). That is how it is in my 72, and your's should be the same. I am sure that someone will help you before long. Welcome to the boards!!
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Laughing Gas
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From: Bassett Virginia
Fuel Pickup
It will drive fine then all the sudden it will just act like it will stop getting the gas and shut off. It will not crank right up. I can wait about 5 minutes then it will start up after turning over several times. I have a clear fuel filter installed and when it shuts off like that, the fuel filter will be completely empty.
I changed almost everything electrical except the ignition switch, and it still does it. So I had some people say that it was the fuel pickup. I had already changed the fuel pump and filter before thinking it was electrical! It surely is a fuel problem. Any ideas?
I changed almost everything electrical except the ignition switch, and it still does it. So I had some people say that it was the fuel pickup. I had already changed the fuel pump and filter before thinking it was electrical! It surely is a fuel problem. Any ideas?
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Fuel Pickup
I had that exact same problem, turned out to be the little foil from the top of a carb cleaner bottle. I had to pull the tank and reverse flush it with water 3 or 4 times before that sucker came floating out.
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From: Texas
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my truck did the same thing. It turned out to be some of the solder used to seal the seams of the tank had come loose and a flake would get sucked up to the pickup tube, starve for fuel and die. Of course after it sat the suction decreased and the truck would run again till next time. Also check your gas cap to make sure you are not pulling vaccum on the tank.
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From: nevada
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My '72 Ranger saddle tank would do that to me once in awhile. Turned out there was a couple of small round pieces of rubber in the tank that would apparently get sucked up to the pickup tube that didn't have a screen on it. After switching to other tank for a few minutes it would be fine. Also make sure you have the right gas cap on it, (vented or not vented) or that you aren't getting a vapor lock situation. (Fuel line getting too hot). I once covered the steel fuel line with a piece of 3/8" gas line that solved that prob. Do you have any return/tank vent lines that could be plugged? Tank might have to be removed and flushed. The recent additives in gas will clean junk from a tank and plug a screen or filter too.
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From: Big Bear CA. 6,800 elev. Mountain Retreat.
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I had the same problem in a 73 Caddy. It would quit, wait, barely start again, couldn't go over 30. I dropped the tank, removed the pickup and it was caked with crud. I also found about 2 feet of garden hose inside the tank along with some shreads of hose. It must have been cut off by the anti splash baffle, I s'pose. Replaced the pickup and it ran like an F-86 Saberjet. Havn't had that problem with the Ford as of yet.
Nice truck there!!
Nice truck there!!
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From: Wimberley, TX
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I had the exact same symptoms with my '71. Turned out that the pickup tube inside the tank had harding of the arteries.
The truck had sat so long that the gas evaporated leaving a residue build up in the tube and restricted to such a small
diameter that it would only supply enough gas when idling, but I couldn't get very far down the road until it just quit.
I pulled my tank out and took it to a radiator shop where they boiled it out and it's been running fine since.
It took me a long time to diagnose but I did a fuel flow test with a spare electric fuel pump I had. I pumped gas into a quart paint mixing cup and timed how long it took. My base line was running it out of a 5 gal gas can and it fillled the cup in about 10 secs.
I then attached the input on the steel line at the fuel pump, the again at the line just below the driver's seat and finally attached it
to the pickup tube on the tank. Each time it took about 45 secs to fill.
The truck had sat so long that the gas evaporated leaving a residue build up in the tube and restricted to such a small
diameter that it would only supply enough gas when idling, but I couldn't get very far down the road until it just quit.
I pulled my tank out and took it to a radiator shop where they boiled it out and it's been running fine since.
It took me a long time to diagnose but I did a fuel flow test with a spare electric fuel pump I had. I pumped gas into a quart paint mixing cup and timed how long it took. My base line was running it out of a 5 gal gas can and it fillled the cup in about 10 secs.
I then attached the input on the steel line at the fuel pump, the again at the line just below the driver's seat and finally attached it
to the pickup tube on the tank. Each time it took about 45 secs to fill.
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From: Boise,ID
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mmmm, post #2- on mt first post i forgot to mention i also rebuit the 2 barrel carb. one day, cruising down the road, i stop at a stop sign. all of the sudden it just quits. it had me confused for quite some time(there was spark and fuel but no fire) so we let it sit for a while to...uh...unflood and it fired right up. after rebuilding the carb it ran great!
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