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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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I Replaced The Water Pump And Belt Last Night I Also Changed The Fuel Filter, When I Went To Start The Truck Back Up I Was In A Hurry And Did Not Pre Cranck The Engine Prior To Start Up. Although I Did Get It Started It Ran At Idle For Roughly 20-30 Minutes And Then Drove From Shop To The House 5 Miles. Got Up This Morning And Started Up Fine Drove Less Than A1/4 Of Amile And It Died Out Had To Crank Several Times To Get Started. Ran Fine All Day Until I Got Off The Highway The Exit Ramp Is About 1/2 Mile As On A Upward Climb As I Made The Turn It Died Out And Coasted Downhill. I Cranked Several Times And It Finally Started I Have Checked The Fuel Housing Aand It Was Almost Full But I Did Not Check It When It Died Out. Any Suggestions
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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check your lift pump pressure maybe is low or going out then recheck that the filter oring is in right sounds like air is getting in
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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Thanks For The Help Rechecked The Fuel Filter And The O-ring Looks Ok, The Truck Started Up Fine This Morning It Ran Great All Weekend And Early Morning . Istopped At The Store And Turned Off The Truck Came Back Out After About Ten Minutes And Pulled Across The Drive Up On An Incline And Turned It Off. Restarted After About Fifteen Minutes And Headed On To The Highway Then It Started Loosing Power,puylled To The Side And It Was Running Rough Tried To Throttle Up And It Acted As If It Was Loading Up And Started Smoking Severley Let It Return To Somewhat Of A Idle And Slowly Drove Toward The Side To Put The Front Of The Truck Lower Than The Back Turned It Off And Bumped The Starter 3-5 Times Fired Back Up And Runs Fine . Any Suggestions?
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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