Finally got the truck inspected yesterday morning, drove a couple hours down state to pick up a spare 7.3 engine and tranny.
On the drive down I ended up behind some woman totally engrossed in her cell-phone, doing the speed up, slow down, let me check my texts, then speed up routine. I dropped a gear, put the throttle down and passed,.. got in front and then ****. nothing. I hit the switch tanks button, put the throttle to the floor again, and turned on my backup electric pump (I run two series).
The engine came to life before I had to find a shoulder, but I started to wonder if perhaps I was getting enough air in the fuel lines to cause it to starve at high output. Also wondered if maybe I had a gelling issue.
Made it home with no further events though I did drive gently. Hooked up the trailer, and went to pick up the 89 f250 had parked at a friend's house, dumped in some diesel 911 along the way. Slow ride home, 25-30 mph on the back roads. my trailer really wasn't designed for extended cab diesels.
fast forward to tonight, went to start it, nothing. Figured I must be getting a fair charge of air in the system somehow. three wet return line caps,.. replaced those ( man, they're wicked brittle in single digits) went to start,.. nothing. Took a cup and opened the shrader valve... nice stream at first, then just a trickle. Now I'm thinking ice maybe. Pull the filter, dump the contents,.. looks clean.
Now I'm thinking obstruction in the tank, probably ice. both tanks pretty new.
I can see the merit in having a fuel tank you could actually stick rather than this black hole in between the frame rails.
On the drive down I ended up behind some woman totally engrossed in her cell-phone, doing the speed up, slow down, let me check my texts, then speed up routine. I dropped a gear, put the throttle down and passed,.. got in front and then ****. nothing. I hit the switch tanks button, put the throttle to the floor again, and turned on my backup electric pump (I run two series).
The engine came to life before I had to find a shoulder, but I started to wonder if perhaps I was getting enough air in the fuel lines to cause it to starve at high output. Also wondered if maybe I had a gelling issue.
Made it home with no further events though I did drive gently. Hooked up the trailer, and went to pick up the 89 f250 had parked at a friend's house, dumped in some diesel 911 along the way. Slow ride home, 25-30 mph on the back roads. my trailer really wasn't designed for extended cab diesels.
fast forward to tonight, went to start it, nothing. Figured I must be getting a fair charge of air in the system somehow. three wet return line caps,.. replaced those ( man, they're wicked brittle in single digits) went to start,.. nothing. Took a cup and opened the shrader valve... nice stream at first, then just a trickle. Now I'm thinking ice maybe. Pull the filter, dump the contents,.. looks clean.
Now I'm thinking obstruction in the tank, probably ice. both tanks pretty new.
I can see the merit in having a fuel tank you could actually stick rather than this black hole in between the frame rails.