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Could it be the fuel sock?
mazda-man
+1y
Oh...also. Be careful not to bend the steel lines coming out of the gas tank. They are usually rusted and if they bend then they will leak. I don't know how I know this..............I have had to fix a few........I'm obviously a slow learner...
Cusser
+1y
Tilting truck bed:
Fuel sender, fuel sending unit: I actually cleaned my sending unit and bent the contact arm in a little to restore operation, about two years ago.
Disconnect cable release and the two rubber hoses at the gas fill assembly (loosen and raise bed slightly [see below] to remove the larger one).
Remove the three 17mm-head bolts on the passenger side bed frame.
Loosen the corresponding bolts on the driver's side, about about 2/3 of the way. Use a 16 inch 2 x 4 on a floor jack to lift up the passenger side of the bed. Tighten the jack, and up tilts the bed. I used a 1/4 inch drive ratchet, with 1/4 inch socket and a #2 Phillips bit (and two hands to hold it straight). All mine loosened, but maybe because I'm in Arizona there was no rust; I replaced with 7mm head hex head screws (4mm thread x 8mm long, with a wavy washer). To line up the bed so I could get the three 17mm head bolts back in on the passenger side, the bed needed to be jacked up a little, then I could use my weight to shift the bed a little from one side to the other.
My daughter gave me a flexible-stalk inspection camera, and I could see absolutely no rust in my own tank, good.
Fuel sender, fuel sending unit: I actually cleaned my sending unit and bent the contact arm in a little to restore operation, about two years ago.
Disconnect cable release and the two rubber hoses at the gas fill assembly (loosen and raise bed slightly [see below] to remove the larger one).
Remove the three 17mm-head bolts on the passenger side bed frame.
Loosen the corresponding bolts on the driver's side, about about 2/3 of the way. Use a 16 inch 2 x 4 on a floor jack to lift up the passenger side of the bed. Tighten the jack, and up tilts the bed. I used a 1/4 inch drive ratchet, with 1/4 inch socket and a #2 Phillips bit (and two hands to hold it straight). All mine loosened, but maybe because I'm in Arizona there was no rust; I replaced with 7mm head hex head screws (4mm thread x 8mm long, with a wavy washer). To line up the bed so I could get the three 17mm head bolts back in on the passenger side, the bed needed to be jacked up a little, then I could use my weight to shift the bed a little from one side to the other.
My daughter gave me a flexible-stalk inspection camera, and I could see absolutely no rust in my own tank, good.
mazda-man
+1y
So did you take the sock out this weekend? What did you find?
aussie2600
+1y
Got put off due to family drama's so it never got looked at which annoys me as its 4x4 and Im look to go away camping asap
mazda-man
+1y
Any updates on this? I am wondering if the sock was the problem or not?
aussie2600
+1y
The sock was causing most of the problem its still not running perfectly but a heck of a lot better. i did the leads and plugs before but not the distributor cap so will replace that next. Hopefully that will finish the job.