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Checked oil, coolant and brake fluid levels, and did a look over while she was warming up. Did not put a gauge on the tires, none looked low, and had never had to add air to them since I had them.... yes I know, no excuse.... Fuel gauge read 1/4 tank, which should have been plenty to roll the 20 miles.how much time did ya spend pre-tripping the truck for clearance for take off ?
Pre trip - Post trip - just like the big boys do (or are suppose to do)
Never trust the fuel gauge on a Deuce... Mine reads less than it actually is. I filled it up past the safe fill line (it was an accident), and it only read 3/4 of a tank, so in my case that's a good thing.Checked oil, coolant and brake fluid levels, and did a look over while she was warming up. Did not put a gauge on the tires, none looked low, and had never had to add air to them since I had them.... yes I know, no excuse.... Fuel gauge read 1/4 tank, which should have been plenty to roll the 20 miles.
Ouch... I'd say its a safe bet you aren't gonna see it at this point.I never let my fuel get below the strainer and no problems. My in tank pump hasn't worked in a while now. Ordered a new one on EBay around Christmas time and haven't seen it yet.
No problem, let us know how everything works out.Also, thank you everyone for the provided help so far. Much appreciated
Wrekerman's rule of thumb # 1: The only thing that lies more consistently than a career politician is a military vehicle fuel gauge. I never let a truck get below half a tank because Murphy is an opportunist.Fuel gauge read 1/4 tank, which should have been plenty to roll the 20 miles.
You should have filed a complaint with Paypal for not receiving the goods by now. Did you get any tracking info?I never let my fuel get below the strainer and no problems. My in tank pump hasn't worked in a while now. Ordered a new one on EBay around Christmas time and haven't seen it yet.
That's kinda hard to give you a number on. When I killed my IP, I had it "blip" like that about 3 miles before at a traffic light. I was heading to my friends shop for waste oil. I though, oh I'm low, but I can make it. Made it to the downhill at his shop. It died again. This time I just kept it floored and forced it to roll/run in and out for a 1/4 of a mile. That was enough.Not to change topic to much but talking about the HH pump. Driving home my truck said half a tank and probably had a little over a quarter in it. It wasn't enough and the truck kept surging then dropping off. Not really bucking more like I was pressing the gas and letting off constantly. If I pressed the clutch during these episodes it would die and I would have to crank a little while to get her to go again. Made it the 3 miles to the gas station and she hasn't done it again. How much damage can these take from lack of fuel before I should start budgeting for one. Luckily my in tank pump still works and kept priming the system.
I was driving down the road, and a red light was up ahead. I pushed in the clutch to start slowing down, and the engine died. Hit the starter a couple times while I was coasting, but nothing happened. Coasted to the shoulder of the road (either in natural or with the clutch push it...don't recall now) Engine didn't turn over, once it died while I was rolling, other than with the effort of the starter. Tried a couple times to start it on the side of the road (nothing) so I checked the fuel level (3") listened for pump hum (none), checked primary fuel filter (empty) Knew the truck wasn't moving under it's own power to get us home, at that point.Sounds like the time I killed the HH on a deuce of mine.
Did you keep on forcing it to move when it started dying?