Friday i was out wheeling with a couple buddies in my 96 12 valve - a first -. And i buried it in about 3-4.5ft of water for about an hour before i was pulled out. The truck was idling pretty rough but has since cleared up and ran fine all day saturday and then today at about noon i noticed it was slow starting up.

Then went to a gas station to vaccum out my truck and when i was done i turned the key and it wouldnt turn over, just kept cranking. It continues to just keep cranking until i press lightly on the pedal. then itll start. Anyone know whats wrong? Fuel pump gone bad? Why it happened all of a sudden? And i also should mention the starter was recently replaced. And i crawled underneath the truck and could push the starter up.. All the bolts were lose so i tightened them up and still same problem - just keeps cranking until i give it gas -.

Sorry for the long post, just wanted to get all the information in.

 

so it will start if you press the skinny pedal ?

 

yes it will start if you press the gas pedal a bit.

 

also must mention ive been thru 3 fuel filters in a short amount of time.. they keep either leaking or sumthing else.. usually all dented up. one time one lasted only about 2 weeks. then it was leaking fuel all over the place. bottom and top (everything was tight)

 

It drowned. water in fuel and perhaps other places also. Injector leaking compression into fuel return?????