Help trying to fix dieing truck

Help trying to fix dieing truck

04-05-2004, 10:43 AM

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mikel

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Help trying to fix dieing truck

Hey gang, I'm hoping someone here has run into this before.

I'm trying to help a neighbor fix his truck, it is a '96 5-speed w/ 370's and a "fuel plate". He's not sure which one.

The problem is that it will die out sometimes (but not all the time) after being run hard. If we drive it 'normal' then it's fine, but a good hard blast in any gear and when you take your foot off the throttle the engine wants to die instead of idling. If you keep it going with the throttle then eventually it'll decide to catch on and run on it's own, but if you take your foot off the throttle it will die.

The truck has a full fuel tank and less than 100 miles on a new fuel filter.

I'm going to take my fuel pressure gauge over there tonight and check that, I'm hoping it's something like the overflow valve or lift pump.

It starts good and seems to be making good power...

Anyone run into something like this before?

Thanks,
Mike

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