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Dec 24, 2008 | 11:29 PM

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MissIndependent

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no, prolly not...took me, shoot, i don't even remember how many years til i had money AND found the right truck at the same time. but she's worth every penny

Dec 26, 2008 | 06:14 PM

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uh-oh where is it coming from? hopefully not the new fuel pump?

i think i found it...just to the right of the filter bowl- not sure yet what "it" is, maybe one of those !@#$ sensors that seem to be notorious for leaks. it's a fast steady drip; i'll take a picture tomorrow and gonna go look at my service manuals next

john- i left her with both tanks full, so you didn't have to fill her up on the way down, right?

Dec 27, 2008 | 12:13 AM

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i assume that "to the right" is while you are standing on the bumper looking down. if so then my guess is that its the fuel filter restriction sensor, half aluminum, half plastic with a single wire on it. if so you can buy a new sensor or get a pipe plug

Dec 27, 2008 | 09:12 AM

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Sounds like it got bumped when they put the new filter in then?
those half plastic things are usually such crappy plastic.

Dec 27, 2008 | 10:09 AM

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yes both tanks were filled. we could have made it but stopped to fill the front anyways

Dec 27, 2008 | 10:47 AM

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yeah, driver's side...i'm still gonna take a picture at some point today when i feel better

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Sounds like it got bumped when they put the new filter in then?
those half plastic things are usually such crappy plastic.

and that's why i hate letting people work on her when i'm not there to watch; plus it's an autozone filter

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yes both tanks were filled. we could have made it but stopped to fill the front anyways

ouch, i'm sorry...how much did she take? if you didn't reset the trip odometer then this has gotten to be a fairly bad leak

Dec 27, 2008 | 06:40 PM

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we never reset it. we got to the va border and put 11 gallons in

Dec 27, 2008 | 11:33 PM

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nothing wrong with autozone filters, cost 18 bucks and work just fine. i saved my ford cap just incase i ever got another one.

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Dec 28, 2008 | 10:12 PM

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my last one leaked when it got installed

and if she took 11 gallons...that's putting my mpg at about 13. she usually gives me about 17...although i def wasted some fuel on monday night. do i have a prayer in the world that the sensor (or whatever "it" is) is leaking that badly?

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:14 PM

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its a fairly common part to leak, they are cheasy and cheap.

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:23 PM

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cheap is good...it means stacks sooner

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:23 PM

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oh and how much should i expect/be willing to pay for the diff by itself or the entire axle?

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:24 PM

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cheaper to just put a plug in it, you wont ever see the light unless you dont beleive in changing fuel filters, then when it plugs solid the light comes on.

you getting the 36's too?