DRaider90
Uwharrie Off-Road Volunteering
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2007
- Location
- Weddington, NC
I was on my way home from the Uwharrie Work Day Weekend and my truck died on the way. Was going 60mph and then it just shut off and I coasted to the side of the road. I spent 3 hours trying to figure out what is wrong with it and gave up. Here is the history of the problem:
For I don't know over a year sometimes when starting the truck I would have to pump the gas pedal while turning the key for it to start. And for a while if I ever let off the gas to coast it would mini backfire/exhaust sputter. I always figured the carb would just need some adjusting.
About a week or two ago I started to notice when I was loosing upper band power but thought not much of it.
The first time I really noticed it was this past Friday night when we rode on Dutch John. The small hill climb right before the main Hill climb it started sputtering and trying to die out. Then on the hill climb itself my first attempt it died out. I have NEVER had any carb issues on Dutch John in the years I have wheeled there. So I took a 2nd stab on the climb revving it up higher and still sputtered at the top but I made it.
Cut to yesterday I was on my way back to the Cabin, and it started to surge. It would sputter/start to die then right before it would get below 2k it would go back up to 3k then sputter/start to die again. It happened 4 times before I stopped the truck, I revved the engine to about 5k and it was good.
Then cut to this afternoon at the campgrounds. I took about 4 attempts pumping the gas pedal and turning the key to get it started. More than I have ever had to, to get it started. At most it takes 2 tries usually. We ride up to the Outpost, eat and it fires right up to leave. I can still feel when I push into the gas that it doesn't want to go faster. Its reluctant to speed up, it hesitates and you don't get the jerk or surge of power that you would usually when pressing down on the gas further suddenly.
So about 40 minutes out from Uwharrie the truck just cuts off and dies. Here is what we did:
- Took the in line fuel filter out and used a bicycle pump to get air through it. Put it back in and it fired right up after pumping the gas a little, but was sputtering. So I revved it and then it died again.
- Went and got a new fuel filter and put it in. The carb looked dirty (with the air filter off of course) so we sprayed some carb cleaner on it. Wouldn't start right off. Took another 4 tries pumping the gas and it started. Was sputtering so I revved the engine, and around 4k it died.
- Tried more carb cleaner. No dice. Took 2 different spark plugs out and grounded them to the block, had spark. Disconnected the line from the fuel pump to the carb and it was shooting fuel on the pump end. Family member (that came to help give a ride) sprayed carb cleaner in the spark plug holes into the cylinder and no dice.
I am at a loss. Any ideas? Maybe the engine was flooded and by some miracle of god I will go back and it will start back up. Anyone with a shop/tow truck etc in that area? I have road side assistance through my phone company, but that only covers so far. The truck is about halfway between Locust and Albemarle.
For I don't know over a year sometimes when starting the truck I would have to pump the gas pedal while turning the key for it to start. And for a while if I ever let off the gas to coast it would mini backfire/exhaust sputter. I always figured the carb would just need some adjusting.
About a week or two ago I started to notice when I was loosing upper band power but thought not much of it.
The first time I really noticed it was this past Friday night when we rode on Dutch John. The small hill climb right before the main Hill climb it started sputtering and trying to die out. Then on the hill climb itself my first attempt it died out. I have NEVER had any carb issues on Dutch John in the years I have wheeled there. So I took a 2nd stab on the climb revving it up higher and still sputtered at the top but I made it.
Cut to yesterday I was on my way back to the Cabin, and it started to surge. It would sputter/start to die then right before it would get below 2k it would go back up to 3k then sputter/start to die again. It happened 4 times before I stopped the truck, I revved the engine to about 5k and it was good.
Then cut to this afternoon at the campgrounds. I took about 4 attempts pumping the gas pedal and turning the key to get it started. More than I have ever had to, to get it started. At most it takes 2 tries usually. We ride up to the Outpost, eat and it fires right up to leave. I can still feel when I push into the gas that it doesn't want to go faster. Its reluctant to speed up, it hesitates and you don't get the jerk or surge of power that you would usually when pressing down on the gas further suddenly.
So about 40 minutes out from Uwharrie the truck just cuts off and dies. Here is what we did:
- Took the in line fuel filter out and used a bicycle pump to get air through it. Put it back in and it fired right up after pumping the gas a little, but was sputtering. So I revved it and then it died again.
- Went and got a new fuel filter and put it in. The carb looked dirty (with the air filter off of course) so we sprayed some carb cleaner on it. Wouldn't start right off. Took another 4 tries pumping the gas and it started. Was sputtering so I revved the engine, and around 4k it died.
- Tried more carb cleaner. No dice. Took 2 different spark plugs out and grounded them to the block, had spark. Disconnected the line from the fuel pump to the carb and it was shooting fuel on the pump end. Family member (that came to help give a ride) sprayed carb cleaner in the spark plug holes into the cylinder and no dice.
I am at a loss. Any ideas? Maybe the engine was flooded and by some miracle of god I will go back and it will start back up. Anyone with a shop/tow truck etc in that area? I have road side assistance through my phone company, but that only covers so far. The truck is about halfway between Locust and Albemarle.
