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Aug 13, 2010 | 05:38 PM

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supercabfreak

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From: High Point NC

ok after working on my dads 76 dodge we had the exact same problem happed turns out it was an internal carb isssue my uncle told me it wasnt mettering fuel corectly

Aug 18, 2010 | 05:40 AM

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68murc

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UPDATE

Yesterday, dad dropped the tank. It was leaking around the sending unit. When he removed the sending unit, the part that stays in the tank was covered in a thick layer of rust, the float had almost disintegrated, and the whole inside of the tank was rusted. He drained the gas (which was red) and then he poured it through a rag to filter it. He figured he got half a cup of rust from the 5 gallons that was left in the tank.

Today, the new tank and sending unit are going in. Hopefully this will be it.

He told me that when he first got the truck given to him, ne noticed the tank had been fiberglassed, so figured it would be OK.

Aug 18, 2010 | 05:56 AM

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DKW 86

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Best of luck man...

Aug 18, 2010 | 07:35 PM

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jecsd1

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I agree. Good Luck! let us know. I've been following this thread from the start. I would love to know the ending

Aug 18, 2010 | 08:46 PM

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TOMORROW WILL BE THE TEST

The new tank, and sending unit are in, the truck is mobile!!! Tomorrow, dad and I are taking a road trip to the area where it always seems to start acting up. Our fingers will be crossed. When (IF) we make it back tomorrow, I'll post the results.

Aug 19, 2010 | 05:06 PM

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68murc

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WE MADE IT!

Dad and I took off around noon today after the rain stopped. The gas gauge works now, which is a bonus. We drove out of town, and made it past the area where it usually starts to act up. We stopped and gassed it back up to check what kind of mileage we were getting...around 20mpg!. After we filled up, we headed home, and the truck still never missed a beat! Hopefully we've got this licked. The inside of the old tank really was nasty and the little filter on the end of the pick up tube was torn,and full of crud.

We're going on a 4+ hour road trip on Saturday to a truck show with his truck and mine. As long as we're not stuck on the side of the road, it'll be a blast.

Aug 21, 2010 | 10:40 AM

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runmountain

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From: North Central WA Cascades

You put a lot of work into this. Congrats on a happy ending, and thanks for letting us know what the end problem was!

Aug 24, 2010 | 04:11 PM

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68murc

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GOOD TO GO!!!

Well.... almost 900km (550 miles) round trip, and no problems what so ever!!! Dad had packed a "just in case" tool bag, and we never had to touch it. It seems as though we've solved this one. Thanks to everyone for their help.