My 1 Million Dollar ?

[woerthinny]

The other day I was driving my 99 F350 SD (7.3L of course) and it was low on fuel. I took it up a hill and it stalled. I shut it off and put some fuel in the tank and turned it on again. It started but stalled shortly their after. I havent been able to get it started since. Today I took the fuel line off the outtake of the pump and the pump is definitely pushing fuel. However, when I observe the fuel filter housing it appears that no fuel is coming in from the pump or out to the cylinders. I am struggling with what to do/check from here. The fuel filter is not gunked up at all so I dont think that there was a bunch of sediment pushed up that far. Could it be clogged below that? How should I go about fixing that? How would I get air bubbles out of that line? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Big Tone]

Put it back together and cycle the key several times, should start and run.

If it doesnt may have just been a coincidence that it was low on fuel, and the infamous cps is out.

[strokin' fool]

I just basically had the same thing happen with mine. I have a 1999 F250 and it was low on fuel and started acting funny. I put fuel in it and the water in fuel light came on. I was able to drive it for about 18 miles to a friends house and then it died there. I had low fuel pressure (10 pounds) after the pump and air bubbles in the line. I changed the fuel filter, fuel pump, dropped the tank and cleaned it out, checked the HPOP for oil, checked all fuses and no luck at all. I am confused. I dont know where to look next. Wish I could help. Good Luck!!

[redstroker_2002]

its cheaper to keep fuel in the tank!

[woerthinny]

The dealer changed my cps back in december because of the recall. Do you still think that is a possibility?

[redstroker_2002]

does ur tach move when u crank it???

[Big Tone]

Originally Posted by woerthinny

The dealer changed my cps back in december because of the recall. Do you still think that is a possibility?

No, the new part # seems to fix the cps, sounds like you need to bleed the fuel lines.

[strokin' fool]

These trucks should not need to be bled. They bleed themselves if you cycle the key a few times.

[Dave]

How much fuel did you put in? You need to put in at least 10 gallons and run it to get the air out of the system.

[woerthinny]

It only has about 5 gallons of fuel in it, but like I said the pump is definitely pushing fuel... what would the purpose of more fuel be? pressure head?