Problem Solved - Bad Fuel Filter!!!

[Zilverado]

Well, I posted this original issue of trouble on a road trip a while back...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ormance+issues

So this weekend after another 3-hour trip pulling the trailer, and experiencing similar (but worse) symptoms, I thought of checking the fuel filter (at the campground) and whalla!!! She was gunky.

I didn't think seriously of it before, 'cause it was only a couple of months old. But I guess the new fuel pump along with the fact that I drew a tank down to the bottom caused a sudden blockage. A friend of mine told me this had happened to him before as well, right after changing out a pump. The newer, more powerful pump will pick up sludge in the tank that the previous pump left alone - go figure.

So, I managed to pick up a new filter at the small town where we were camping, and all is well. The return trip was a breaze. Here's a photo of the culprit...