Please help!...

[c-tenkid]

Hello guys it has been ALONG time since I have gotten on this board.

My old truck hasn't been registered since 05 because of the problem I am having.

The truck has a 350 small block in it.It has vortec heads,Performer RPM,1406 carb,Bla bla bla.

The problem I am having seems to be fuel related.It has done the same thing with 2 different engines.The last engine I couldn't figure out the problem and though the cam had went flat.After replacing that engine with this one and still the same thing I know it is the truck..


It starts up idles fine.You can rev the motor freely and it sounds nice and crisp.Take the truck for a cruise down the road going easy on it and she's fine.


It's whenever you climb a big hill or mash the gas that the problem starts.

The truck just quits accelerating and will eventually die.I installed a Fuel pressure gauge tonight and ran it inside the cab temporarily.What I found was right after you start the truck it goes to 7 psi.Then it creeps up to 14 psi.I then took the truck down the road romped the gas and it did the dieing thing.The fuel pressure went to 0 the truck died and would not restart for a couple minutes.After getting the truck to refire and driving it easy home the fuel pressure never came back.It stayed at 0.Even though the truck would run and idle fine with 0.

I pulled the pickup out of the tank.It's a replacement one.Still a 5/16 like original.

One thing I noticed is there's no sock.There is the spot that holds the sock but no sock.Does it have to have the sock?I am assuming it fell off.

Also with the pickup still being 5/16 could that be the problem.I would estimate the motor makes somewhere around 300HP.

Thanks for any help.I want to get it back on the road again so bad.But this problem is ruining my old truck....