Fuel tanks

Asked by GuruX4NL1 Sep 27, 2018 at 05:22 PM about the 1991 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Bought used 1991 f150. Back tank hasn't been
used in years. I filled front tank, got horrible
mileage, and after awhile the back tank was
overflowing. How? Why? Help!!

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Mike answered 5 years ago

The fuel tank sending unit is bad, check with Ford they make an updated sending unit to repair the problem.

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