Charles
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- ford Bronco II
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This isn't the first time this has happened. It runs out of gas but won't start back up after putting gas in it. Last year when I got it up and running, the first thing I changed was the fuel filter, dropped the tank, cleaned out completely, I had to install a new float system so I bought a brand new one that come as a complete unit, pump and all. I've been letting my son drive it and he has a bad habit of driving it until it's almost empty.
Today I was going to drive it to the store but it started bucking on the way, it shut off and wouldn't start back up. I put in 5 gallons of gas but it still wouldn't start. I got a can of starting fluid and got it fired up by spraying but it wouldn't continue when I stopped. I went through almost a whole can on the side of the road just to keep it running, I was hoping it would give it time to pump the fuel.
No luck, I wound up towing it.
Anyway, I can hear the fuel pump engage so I don't think that's the problem.
I understand that it's bad on the filter and the injectors to let one of these go dry, try explaining that to a teenager.
I would be surprised if the filter was dirty within a year, especially after cleaning the tank last year as thorough as I did but I guess it could have sucked something up.
Again, this is like the third or fourth time he's let it run out, sometimes it'll start back up, other times he's had to let it sit for a while and wait until it finally starts.
Today was the first time for me, after messing around for over an hour, I gotta figure this one out. Everything was level, 5 gallons should have been plenty. How and where do I start checking to see where fuel is getting to and where its not? Is there some type of switch or fuse that I can check?
Today I was going to drive it to the store but it started bucking on the way, it shut off and wouldn't start back up. I put in 5 gallons of gas but it still wouldn't start. I got a can of starting fluid and got it fired up by spraying but it wouldn't continue when I stopped. I went through almost a whole can on the side of the road just to keep it running, I was hoping it would give it time to pump the fuel.
No luck, I wound up towing it.
Anyway, I can hear the fuel pump engage so I don't think that's the problem.
I understand that it's bad on the filter and the injectors to let one of these go dry, try explaining that to a teenager.
I would be surprised if the filter was dirty within a year, especially after cleaning the tank last year as thorough as I did but I guess it could have sucked something up.
Again, this is like the third or fourth time he's let it run out, sometimes it'll start back up, other times he's had to let it sit for a while and wait until it finally starts.
Today was the first time for me, after messing around for over an hour, I gotta figure this one out. Everything was level, 5 gallons should have been plenty. How and where do I start checking to see where fuel is getting to and where its not? Is there some type of switch or fuse that I can check?