Car stalls when fuel tank gets belowquarter tank or less
Asked by keithfm2000 Dec 05, 2010 at 09:20 PM about the 1989 Ford Escort
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
when the fuel tank gets low about a quarter tank or less the car seems to stall avery onece on a while till i fill it again, it will start right back up ,but i need to keep the tank somewhat full to stay away from the problem. Fuel Filter dirty maybe??
5 Answers
replace fuel filter,your gaduge could also be off a little.
the sending unit is bad on it. they recalled the 89, 90, and 91 for that problem
if your sending unit was bad your gas gaudge would not move.all it does is work like a gas float in the older cars.eather fuel filter or sock filter on fuel pump.also gaudges are dummy gaudges,cant really trust what they are reading.
you can see the TSB (technical service bulletin) here for that problem and all other widespread problems affecting the '89 http://www.tsbdata.com/tsb/1989-ford-escort-l4-116-1_9l-sohc-ho.html
I had this same issue. if it was a 1/4 tank or thereabouts it would cut out going round a round about made it jerk and uphill! I tried everything. I got so sick of it I took out the tank and got a used tank from the scrap yard. I was looking the fuel pick up tube and some numskull at Fords had mounted it so it would not pick up anything below a quater tank! What idiot!
