Stranded/broke down
Pulling through the city of Calgary, on the bypass. Had just filled with fuel 3 miles back. ¼ tank to full. Pulling up hill, gauges all normal, cruise set. Start to lose power and slow down. I reac...
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JRscooby wrote:Grit dog wrote:ib516 wrote:
And the diagnosis is....
No fuel pressure, power and ground to fuel pump good. Diagnosis bad fuel pump.
Murphys Law dictated that...because your tank is plum full of fuel!
Oh well, i't about a horse a piece whether you take the bed off or drop the tank. Removing the bed just requires more hands.
Glad you got er diagnosed and relatively cheap/simple repair.
Talk of Murphy's Law. Fuel pump went out on DW's S10 with about 70,000 miles on it. I dropped the tank to replace, and while I had it down I measure from center of pump to mount marks, transferred measurements to bottom of bed, and drilled a 1/8th inch hole. Next time that pump fails I will put a door in the floor. We sold that truck with just under 200,000 miles, and I never had to change the pump again.
See, ya scared that truck straight! It knew you meant business and if it failed again, you were going to preform surgery by sawzall on it!
Funny story, went down to Oregon to buy a used mower, turned out the dude was a landscaper. Oh well was hoping for a private owner...anyway guy and one of his helpers are butchering up a truck bed to get to the fuel pump. Already got one hole cut, wrong spot, cutting another hole and Guy is yelling "don't hit the tank when you're cutting it". Then he starts yelling "$&!?;?;$ STOP, you just cut into the tank!!!"
Couple a goobers.
