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  1. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    kinky Well...the kink had paint in it so I am gonna say that it was already like that and was the original problem....cause the line there was full of junk; and filter bowl...when i changed it was not. no whiteish stuff in any of the filters. it was all between the kink and tank. once I...
  2. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    Saddamsnightmare: The cop was at least nice enough to call before trying to tow it because he knew I would have been pissed. He would have been correct in assuming that! Second he explained that because I was in a "turn lane" with no-parking signs along the road.(1 every 20ft) The law is, no...
  3. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    Yup gonna start skimming off the top of that barrel.... hope people can learn from my mistake and not end up on the side of the road.
  4. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    Here are some pics of the fuel line and the stuff coming out of tank....after I loosened top line to verify pump operation... enjoy!!
  5. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    Ok...recoverd her and got her home....:-D Here is what I found.... 1. supply line kinked..... opened up a little more with a big philips screwdriver from inside...gently. 2. turned on pump and it pushed fuel but fuel was more water and sludge than actual fuel....hooked up lines 3...
  6. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    I had tried bleeding the air out of the system as described above at the petcocks. I was not getting anything due to a kink in the line between tank and primary pump....little bit of sludge in the line....I have the fuel thinned now down to about 75% desiel to oil....I am headed out to the truck...
  7. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    I got my filters from OD Iron> not quite same as came out but should do the trick...no clue on micron....most stuff coming out of line was the whitish WVO sludging up the line. At least that is what it looked like!
  8. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    Well to top this all off...i get home by way of a coworker and get a hot shower and get on here and read up and get my head on for troubleshooting in the morning. Go to bed...it is now say 3:30am..........at 4:30am my phone starts ringing...The sherriff wants to know if I had a preference as to...
  9. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    I am thinking that if I pull the pressure side of tank pump I should be able to tell if I am getting pressure out of tank pump...then that would tell me if I have a clogged line somewhere further downstream...right??
  10. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    Will try...may have to pull batts and take home to charge before cranking to much more.... I hope it is simple and cheap....I have blown all my paycheck on Christmas and the mortgage...none left for parts!!! at least not till after Christmas....
  11. airmech3839

    Broke down on side of road......fuel issue

    I am in need of assistance...if I cannot get her running where she sits I need a tow home...only about 5 miles from where she sits. I have been running cooking oil mixed with WMO and some gas. She has run fine till today. She was very hard to crank this afternoon on my way to work but once...
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