fuel issue
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fuel issue
Hi all. FNG here. Will try to be concise. Couple weeks ago truck acted like ran out of fuel. Had a fairly new lift pump so I replaced tank selector valve (was leaking and line was pulsating at the feed side). No luck. Changed the lift pump and it started. Did not run good, like starvin for fuel. Present day did the same thing acted like ran out of fuel. Assuming it was not the lift pump I just replaced I started at rear with lines. I back blew them until I saw fuel shoot out of tanks. Removed selector valve and did same. Pieces of plastic came out of valve. I knew this meant destroyed send unit in some way. Removed front tank first as gauge was not workin any way. Pickup foot had disintegrated. Hooked up clear hose in 5gal can to diagnose problem. No start. Removed filter cap again and noticed bits of plastic in bottom. Removed them. Removed and dissassembled FPR. More plastic pieces. Cleaned every thing out best I could, still no start. Is it possible pieces of plastic could destroy two lift pumps, and what are the chances pieces got through filter to fuel rails/injectors. Thanks in advance. Tim PS pic shows pieces I removed from tank w/jaws of life. I vacuumed many tiny piecs out as well.
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Don't see any picture. I can't imagine pieces got past the filter, but its possible. Debris can definitely kill a pump.
Look like you've discovered all the main issues. I'd clean all the lines out real well, and reassemble. You might be able to save the new pump, just verify it doesn't have any debris jammed in it.
Look like you've discovered all the main issues. I'd clean all the lines out real well, and reassemble. You might be able to save the new pump, just verify it doesn't have any debris jammed in it.
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I have not figured out pics yet. I pulled pic from browser and hit upload. Any way, neither of my tanks have tthe shotgun shell screnns. The showerhead is the screen, so when it disintegrated the tiny pieces went directly into fuel system. When I had the 1/4 tank run out of fuel situation on rear tank, the showerhead broke off in onr piece with no fuel contamination. Wasnt so lucky with front tank foot. What a nightmare. Already put another lift pump in it and will return the two wk old one. Thanks for the reply and I will try to figure out pictures
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