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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
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jon@dakota-truck.net
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 5:37 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Fuel Problem
"Jamie Calder" <jcalder3@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
: My '96 Dakota will only run on the first 6-9 gallons of gas after a fill
up.
: After that it will stumble or only go 5-10 MPH until finally dying. After
a
: fill up it's back to normal. It seems almost as though the gravity from a
: full tank helps get the fuel flowing. A pressure gauge shows 44 PSI.
: Any Ideas?
Is the pressure gauge hooked up all the time? If so, what does it read
when its going through its stumbling routine?
Sounds like its probably related to the in-tank pump or pickup.
I've never had one out so I'm not completely sure what the design is like,
but it sounds almost like there is a hole partway up, where once the fuel
level drops below it, it starts sucking air instead of fuel. At any rate,
you might want to either drop the tank or lift the bed (most folks say that
the latter is easier) and just do a visual inspection of the in-tank pump
and pickup.
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-Jon-
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I checked the pressure when the stumbling started and it dropped to about 20
psi. This time it acted up after only 4 gallons of use! Filled it up and
ran fine. I did let it sit and restarted it without filling it up just to
see if it needed to be rebooted but it ran the same. Only after it was
topped off it ran fine.
James
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