oldride39
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yes i have a problem with a 1993 ford f-150 300-6 I started it last nite and it would not take the gas it would idle so I left it set for about an hour I notced gas driping down below the gas filler which it has 2 tanks the front tank I took the cap off and it just pushed fuel out full boar so I put the cap back on I never had this problem before is there a check valve between the back and front tanks I have a lot of back pressure a while ago I went out and took the cap off and it still wants to push gas out.It is the front tank that this is happening any help would be appreciated.
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Are you running on the rear tank? It's pretty common for the fuel pump assemblies to to go out. There is a check valve in the assembly itself. There is also a switching valve for the two tanks. There was a recall on these, but not sure of the years. Do a search for "cross flow" problems.
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thanks for the reply no it don't want to take the gas to good on either tank the front tank is pushing the gas out so i switched to the back tank not a lot of difference i seen there was a recall on this if it is still valid i don't know going to check it out.
