Well, my 97 died AGAIN!

So today another fuel issue. I was driving it yesterday, perfect, this morning perfect...Then filled my tank with some red #2....and within 10 miles it was dead....Now I know what you're thinking maybe it's the fuel, but that's all I've run for the last 3 months. But maybe there was a chunk in it?

I was driving and it would stall, tons of white/blue hazy smoke as it tried to climb RPM....Got to the point I couldn't keep it running. I would have to put the clutch in to keep it running. Used 1st gear to idle home about 2 miles. 1st gear seemed to be low enough not to bog it down...but it would...then it would die, then id crank it over, would barely run...but started, rough and awful...got it homw left it for a while. Put in some centane boost, and injector cleaner....went to start actually ran good for about 30 seconds and then started starving for fuel again.

Drained the Water in fuel, would crank ran a sec and died. Cycled it a bit, went to drain again and just a few drips like it didn't fill up.

Bought a new fuel filter, didn't change thanks to the awful weather, but i changed it less then 500 miles ago, so i don't think that's it.

I don't think the lift pump was ever changed, and it might just be a coincidence it died after putting that fuel in....

I need help guys, it won't run, have no ride...

HELP ME OUT!! thanks in advance

 

Change the filter then report back

 

I don't see where you are but what is the temperature there and do you know if the fuel is properly winterized? You show some signs of gelling up. When you start to gel up, wax crystals form in the fuel and they plug the fuel filter not allowing enough fuel to get through.

 

you probally need to check your prefilter screen. and or your lp

 

Hope you have not been using fram filters, that would be your problem!

 

Fuel pressure would be handy to know, as you would detect gelling, a lame lift pump or a faulty over flow valve.