1997 xlt extra cab 5spd 2wd 4.0 sluggish

[Rick W]

i build that into it. access whenever possible. not always possible....but when the chance presents itself..i try to make less hard.... mo eazzee = moe bedduh.


when you are keeping something to the end....of you or it... its not if you will have to work on the entire powertrain....but when. and hacking shit out of the way becomes much easier.

I totally agree, and it’s actually what I did much of my life when I worked on crazy stuff like this. But remember, I was sick and hurt and did most of this laying on my back. It was therapy more than it was a planned project. But it probably is going to stick with me forever, but that might not be too long either way!

 

[Curious Hound]

Have you run it enough to burn all the crap out that you put in the fuel tank? If you still have seafoam and other additives contaminating your fuel, that’s not helping the issue. Mixing different additives could have created some kind of nasty goop, too. Not saying that’s the problem. But it could be making things worse. In addition to getting pressure readings, I would try to burn as much fuel as possible and fill up with non-ethanol.

 

[Rick W]

Have you run it enough to burn all the crap out that you put in the fuel tank? If you still have seafoam and other additives contaminating your fuel, that’s not helping the issue. Mixing different additives could have created some kind of nasty goop, too. Not saying that’s the problem. But it could be making things worse. In addition to getting pressure readings, I would try to burn as much fuel as possible and fill up with non-ethanol.

I’m pretty sure I ran more than 3/4 of the tank out with the sea foam. Then I filled up the tank again, maybe not all the way, and ran it down to about 8 gallons and that’s when I added the carbiclean. After that worked in, it’s been running like crap ever since, barely running. I haven’t had time to fool with it this weekend, but thanks, good info.

 

[sgtsandman]

I bought the fuel pressure tester today.

When I pulled the bed, and made the custom frame for the diamond plate, added the second axle, and put the weather guard toolbox, the headache, rack, and stacks, etc., on it, I just ran the lights and accessory wires one by one to the second battery in the toolbox. I wasn’t thinking about having to take it off again. I think I can swing it up enough to swap out the fuel assembly, but if not, I have to take all those wires loose, about 25 of them, but I will extend them to make it serviceable in the future if I have to go that route.

I’ll run the test this weekend probably

So, you became the engineer mechanics love to hate and gave yourself a good whack.