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Old 03-10-2009, 07:23 PM   #1
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ran it out of gas, runs different

Well while driving today my truck started bogging and sputtering and would barely hold 15 mph. I pulled into my moms work to see what was up and it died right there. I'm an idiot, as I tried cranking it again and it would run but only with lots of throttle and it sounded like it was running on 2 cyclinders. I did this a couple more times before I realized what was wrong. Out of gas! Durrhh..So I went and filled up the tank in my moms truck and got it running again after some pumping. Seems fine now except it seems like I have to give it more throttle to get going. All of this after I was complaining in my other thread about not having enough power! Lol so I know its not good to run it out of gas, I thought I could make it..but what do you thinks up? Clogged fuel filter maybe? Or worse? hope not..I dont really know where the fuel filter is on this thing..its got a new crate 350 in it, heres a pic of what I think is the filter, the small silver thing?, I know the big one is the fuel pump. How do I go about changing it out? Just take the clamps off and pop in a new one? Thanks..I need to learn how to work on this thing..
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Old 03-10-2009, 07:44 PM   #2
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Re: ran it out of gas, runs different

That small silver thing is indeed a fuel filter, running out of gas will suck up the sludge in bottom of the gas tank, also you will have another filter in the carb, just follow the fuel line up to the carb and that is where it is.
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Old 03-10-2009, 08:37 PM   #3
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Re: ran it out of gas, runs different

Diaphrams on the pump can rupter too.
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Old 03-10-2009, 10:52 PM   #4
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Re: ran it out of gas, runs different

Filters are a good place to look, but there is another likely place- and you ain't gonna like it...

The first place the fuel goes as it's on it's way out of the tank is the sock filter right on the pickup. Real easy to suck something in the tank (rust, dirt, sludge) against it.
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