1974 f150 truck starts but putters like im out of gas and dies once i start to drive

Asked by fordf150girl Aug 21, 2014 at 10:20 PM about the 1974 Ford F-100

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Changed the fuel filter and it worked for a couple days, tried a new fuel filter again and
now it just putters and dies while driving

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BoholMark answered 9 years ago

When was the fuel pump last changed?

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Dannyl answered 9 years ago

and what is the quality of the quantity of fuel? if it loses fuel pressure and gets it back, it can be waxing the valves in the pump. cleaning the pump with spray carb clean would prove this and sample the fuel in a jar and let it sit. pour off the good stuff in a gas can and keep doing it till you get the other liquid out. that's what i had to do, while back.

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