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Old 07-13-2007, 10:51 AM   #4
wedgemon
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Re: 1983 GMC pickup fuel problem

This is from a post I made back in March...

This sounds familiar...

I'm guessing the "assumed" full tank was the left one. And nothing happened when you switched to it. Correct? Dual tanks DEFAULT to the right or passenger side tank when the switch valve freezes or faults (electrical short). The gauge still will reflect the tank as full, but switch over never happens - and you run out of gas on the right side tank.

This exact situation happened to me 2 years ago. And cost me almost $300 to diagnose.

You need to get some fuel in the right tank and see if it starts. Then, you need to determine if freezing or a short is the switch problem. Mine was a metal screw through the doorsill into the dome light wiring - go figure.

Hope this helps!!

- Dave
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