hadley000
Registered User
Hi all, new guy here. I've been researching this problem and I think I've narrowed it down but would like some help too. I have a bone stock 94 IDI Turbo with 105,000 miles. I bought it this summer and am slowly working on it. I've put about 1,000 miles on it so far. I've installed a new 40 gallon rear tank (no midship tank), new fuel lines, new lift pump, new injectors, new injection pump, new motorcraft glow plugs, and new filter. The return caps and lines looked newer and didn't leak so i didn't change them.
The other day while going up a steep hill the truck died at the top. It took considerable cranking to get it going again, but it did start. At the time it had 1/2 tank of fuel. I drove it another mile or so and it quit again. This happened a few more times until I got to fuel station to fill up. I filled it up to the top and still did the same thing. I found if I kept the truck under 45mph, and under 1/2 throttle it drove fine. If I pushed the accelerator down past 1/2 it would buck and try to stall. Which says to me it was starving for fuel. I managed to get it home about 40 miles away. It stalled whenever I needed more accelerator, or randomly at stops but not always. I live on a steep hill and going up was fine if I didn't go past 1/2 throttle.
Up until that day it's started great, even down to 2 degrees without being plugged in, and ran great. But, sometimes it would surge when going from 1st to second gear. I tore into it right after I got home and found the filter was only half full. The lift pump was pumping fuel and no fuel leaks.
I've ordered a new return line kit, and another 1 piece filter. Is there anywhere else I need to look? What would cause the filter to be half full? Any thoughts?
The other day while going up a steep hill the truck died at the top. It took considerable cranking to get it going again, but it did start. At the time it had 1/2 tank of fuel. I drove it another mile or so and it quit again. This happened a few more times until I got to fuel station to fill up. I filled it up to the top and still did the same thing. I found if I kept the truck under 45mph, and under 1/2 throttle it drove fine. If I pushed the accelerator down past 1/2 it would buck and try to stall. Which says to me it was starving for fuel. I managed to get it home about 40 miles away. It stalled whenever I needed more accelerator, or randomly at stops but not always. I live on a steep hill and going up was fine if I didn't go past 1/2 throttle.
Up until that day it's started great, even down to 2 degrees without being plugged in, and ran great. But, sometimes it would surge when going from 1st to second gear. I tore into it right after I got home and found the filter was only half full. The lift pump was pumping fuel and no fuel leaks.
I've ordered a new return line kit, and another 1 piece filter. Is there anywhere else I need to look? What would cause the filter to be half full? Any thoughts?
