HELP Ford on Road Dead
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07-30-2007, 09:31 AM
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#48
07-30-2007, 09:32 AM
Originally Posted by F350-6
I live 5 miles East of 35W @ exit 15 just south of DFW. Problem is I'm in Davis, OK a couple of hours north of home.
I found the part this morning and a nice person at the hotel who offered to drive me to the store and back. Got the new fuel pump installed. Broke the clip on the rear line because there was not enough clearance to get my disconnect tool in there. Was able to get the little plastic clip that comes with the fuel pump on, and even though it seems loose and doesn't look like it would work, you can't pull the line off with steady pressure by hand and it doesn't seem to leak.
Truck fired up and was able to drive across the street to the hotel for a shower.
We're going to hope this takes care of it. I've got a hose clamp in case the plastic clip fails. Any other suggestions before I get on the road?
I found the part this morning and a nice person at the hotel who offered to drive me to the store and back. Got the new fuel pump installed. Broke the clip on the rear line because there was not enough clearance to get my disconnect tool in there. Was able to get the little plastic clip that comes with the fuel pump on, and even though it seems loose and doesn't look like it would work, you can't pull the line off with steady pressure by hand and it doesn't seem to leak.
Truck fired up and was able to drive across the street to the hotel for a shower.
We're going to hope this takes care of it. I've got a hose clamp in case the plastic clip fails. Any other suggestions before I get on the road?
I'm north of Dallas just off 35E in Lewisville, BTW.
Joe
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07-30-2007, 10:16 AM
OK now what? Made it 5 miles south and the truck did that hard sputter, just once. SES & low fuel light flashed for one second and went off. Truck is still running but I'm now scared. Cruise control was set on 70 @ 2000 rpm's. I had the cruise on yesterday too. Could this be cruise control related?
PS Still no leaks in fuel line.
PS Still no leaks in fuel line.
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#53
07-30-2007, 10:58 AM
Originally Posted by Tenn01PSD350
Hopefully it was just air working it's way out. Is it still running? How far did you go?
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07-30-2007, 11:02 AM
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07-30-2007, 11:22 AM
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Two things, first when it sputtered, what is like shuting of with the key, but then came back, like a cps issue if youve ever experienced that? Or was it actually a sputter? Secondly, the cps you installed, was it new, used, just bought, your spare or? The thing that bothers me is you said the low fuel light came on, and the ses, the ses should come on if it stalls i think, but not the fuel light.
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#56
07-30-2007, 11:57 AM
Nothing like the CPS cough. I had one act up at 155,000. The CPS installed was the new gray one I bought last week as a spare.
Drove down the back roads at 1500 rpm's with no issues. 59.6 miles on the trip meter. I made it to the state line, got on the freeway up to 1900 rpm's and the shudder came back. So I guess we've eliminated the air purge. I'm starting to think Tenn01 is right about a clog somewhere in the fuel line or tank. Any other way to diagnose this without dropping the tank?
Drove down the back roads at 1500 rpm's with no issues. 59.6 miles on the trip meter. I made it to the state line, got on the freeway up to 1900 rpm's and the shudder came back. So I guess we've eliminated the air purge. I'm starting to think Tenn01 is right about a clog somewhere in the fuel line or tank. Any other way to diagnose this without dropping the tank?
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07-30-2007, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by F350-6
Any other way to diagnose this without dropping the tank?
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