1985 Ford 150. It runs for a few minutes. It then quits. It sounds like fuel starvation. The tanks are full. The clear fuel filter before the mechanical fuel pumps looks empty when truck dies.

Asked by Beagle1999 Sep 15, 2015 at 04:00 AM about the 1985 Ford F-150 XL Standard Cab LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I've also changed fuel pump and
carburetor filter.

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schalk answered 8 years ago

check fuel pressure

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Paul answered 8 years ago

Get a pressure gauge to determine your fuel pressure.

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Beagle1999 answered 8 years ago

Should I check the pressure between the mechanical pump and the carb? It has one solid metal fuel line there. I wouldn't want to cut that line.

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Beagle1999 answered 8 years ago

Has anyone heard of the fuel tank selector device failing before? I could see it getting stuck on one tank, but stopping all fuel seem kinda odd.

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Rhodes2345 answered 8 years ago

yes they can fail

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I've also changed fuel pump and carburetor filter.

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