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Old 06-08-2009, 10:37 PM   #1
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if its not one thing its the other

well i went up to the gas station to go jump my uncles car off and when i got down there i was parked idling the engine and i realized that i smelt gas then my engine started actin screwy so i shut it off next thing i know i see a HUGE puddle of gas under my truck....idk what it could be...maby a lose hose?

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Could be a fuel line leaking or a ruptured tank. You better pray it's a fuel line.
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Re: if its not one thing its the other

im about 99% shure its a fuel line and if it was the tank ide just switch tanks lol it was leaking directly under the engine..or near under the engine
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Could be a fuel line leaking or a ruptured tank. You better pray it's a fuel line.
These tanks are no fun to remove for repairs.

Any luck locating the leak yet?
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Better fix it soon....

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Old 06-09-2009, 10:14 AM   #6
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Re: if its not one thing its the other

i gotta get out there some time soon and try to find what happened...it might have bean just a hose getting blown off...cuz i know that when i take off the gas cap there allot of built of pressure
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welp i figured it out...the thing where the edlebrock sticker is....where the fuel line connect on the carb...the threads dont match so it just slides in and out and all the previous owner did is cover it in pipe threading

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man this becomes truer every day about an hour after i fix my truck...my girlfriend brakes up with me...witch sucks lol and proves my point "if its not one thing its the other"
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It's somethin else isn't it? I give up on my truck for now, it's been sitting for 2 weeks and will sit more before I forgive it...lol
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Better fix it soon....


I see the Beretta took the truck out with it in a blaze of glory.
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Poke will you PLEASE buy a fire extinguisher like right away, because you seem to have a bunch of fuel problems with that truck and I would hate for you to be afoot, much less have burn injurys.

Make sure you get the one that puts out fuel/oil fires.
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I see the Beretta took the truck out with it in a blaze of glory.
Beretta FTW.


Poke will you PLEASE buy a fire extinguisher like right away, because you seem to have a bunch of fuel problems with that truck and I would hate for you to be afoot, much less have burn injurys.

Make sure you get the one that puts out fuel/oil fires.
i wish i had the money for one...cuz my truck scares the hell out of me lmao
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i wish i had the money for one...cuz my truck scares the hell out of me lmao
No girlfriend = money to burn.
You have money for a fire extinguisher, even a homeless crackhead could find
a way to buy one. Yeah, prolly only if he thought he could get high on the contents,
but the point still stands.

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umm.. dude..
all those times a day you message on mespace that you are "bored"...
and you cant sleep...
why not go through your truck for an entire day....
get alll THE zipties..
take off the overload springs..
clean up loose wire with new zipties.. (and dont say you dont have money! cause they are cheap! i personally have gone through 2 "500packs" this year..
and i think i spent more at starbucks in one visit then you would on zipties..
ya got time and creativity to add crap that .. well.. you dont need.. and to some is ugly dude... why not add stuff that will preserve your truck..

go through and FIX ALL previous.. ummmm :southern engineered" parts.. then move forward..
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man this becomes truer every day about an hour after i fix my truck...my girlfriend brakes up with me...witch sucks lol and proves my point "if its not one thing its the other"
hey man , did she take your stash ??? seriously man, think of how much time and money you have for your truck now...
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Better fix it soon....

I wonder what those guys on Dateline NBC had to say about this picture,,,


Poke Id inspect the whole gas line system.. actually id take a day and go over that truck piece by piece... it seems to me that someone had it before you that let alot of things go
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hey man , did she take your stash ??? seriously man, think of how much time and money you have for your truck now...
lol the cool thing about every girl ive dated they all know im broke all the time so they know better then to ask me for money lmao
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umm.. dude..
all those times a day you message on mespace that you are "bored"...
and you cant sleep...
why not go through your truck for an entire day....
get alll THE zipties..
take off the overload springs..
clean up loose wire with new zipties.. (and dont say you dont have money! cause they are cheap! i personally have gone through 2 "500packs" this year..
and i think i spent more at starbucks in one visit then you would on zipties..
ya got time and creativity to add crap that .. well.. you dont need.. and to some is ugly dude... why not add stuff that will preserve your truck..

go through and FIX ALL previous.. ummmm :southern engineered" parts.. then move forward..
p.s. i still love you.. not sexually but like a brother.. and remember.. LONG WHIP ANTENNAS ARE COOL!
lol yeah i think i might do that junk up some time cuz i do have a bunch of zip ties but arnt them extra springs i have given me some lift...and im probly gunna go do a bunch of stuff to it this weekend since im going out to my brothers and all we gunna do is work on my truck and his military jeep...oh yeah and drink lol
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also im hoping i can finely get my 4x4 issue resolved
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To fix that carb you will need to get the body machined and have a heli coil insert installed. Might be more trouble than it's worth. Finding a used and working carb might be more cost effective.
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To fix that carb you will need to get the body machined and have a heli coil insert installed. Might be more trouble than it's worth. Finding a used and working carb might be more cost effective.
its not that the threads are stripped its the fact that the threads are different sizes
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Yo! pokethesmot!
I believe that was origonally a fuel filter attachment. Edelbrock can give you proper thread size and pitch for the fitting. Any of the parts stores can get the proper fitting ordered for you.
You'll need the proper fitting, or a fire extinguisher, in the near future if you require the use of your truck. Otherwise, don't start it until the fuel fitting is fixed,...from a Navy trained fire fighter, and a burn-patient trained RN!
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Yo! pokethesmot!
I believe that was origonally a fuel filter attachment. Edelbrock can give you proper thread size and pitch for the fitting. Any of the parts stores can get the proper fitting ordered for you.
You'll need the proper fitting, or a fire extinguisher, in the near future if you require the use of your truck. Otherwise, don't start it until the fuel fitting is fixed,...from a Navy trained fire fighter, and a burn-patient trained RN!
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the thing is i have like 4 other Q jets and all of them are too big but the one i have in there is too small
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There at tons of used carbs and repair parts for sale on Flea-Bay.
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dude swapmeet..
go to local parts store and DONT piss off the parts guy.. you can usually get hookups when you get along with them..
you arent going to learn everything and accomplish a dang thing by being on the board fulltime..
gotta go out and pull your big boy pants up.. talk to the oldies near you.. and respect what they tell you..
ive been doing this noticibly longer then you.. and 90 percent of the board guys have been doing it longer then me.. and i DO NOT argue with them unless i absolutely know im right..
even then.. older people dont like that..
soo..

be nice to them.. take the verbal whoopin on every mistake made on your truck.. start mowing lawns... and save up some cash.. and get some stuff done to your truck..
besides the walmart-import style upgrades..

your baby needs love not accesories..

p.s. i stil care for you man.. but ya gotta do something progressive here...
im stuck in the house today with 7 kids im watching (damn neighbors) and im still putting together my front shock assemblies and polishing some alluminum...
so there's plenty of time and availability.. and money..
you just have to make it available.. period
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