This morning I changed my lower radiator hose (a pita considering it was about 5 degrees w/ a -10 windchill... in full sunlight) and I went to go fill up and the truck died only 2 blocks from my house. According to my fuel gauge I had somewhere around an 1/8th tank (light was on) In my experience that usually meant about 2 gallons, or at LEAST 30 miles. I added 2 bottles of fuel line anti-freeze and 2 gallons of gas. After a while cranking, it chugged to life, got round the block, and it died again at the bottom of my driveway.

When I was driving I noticed it was bogging a little, and then it would catch up to where I had my foot.

are my fuel lines or injectors gouped/frozen? my fuel pump is almost a whole year old, and I figured that wouldn't be issue (I've seen low pressure and dead before but not this).

kinda lost... the truck is defrosting the garage with propane heater.

I wouldn't be so worried about this, but I have to head up to Houghton in a week for school. 7 hour drive, and It gets stored outside in the open (and its pretty darn cold up there...)

 

At 5 deg. I would say its not the fuel freezing. My guess would be the fuel pump. I know you said it is 1yr old but it still could die. You may want to check the ignition system. The infamous splice could be the culprit too. To many possibilities. Just go under the hood and start checking this out.

 

well on the topic of ignition... I poured a little hot water over the host when it was attached to the water pump and a little sploshed around where it eventually froze... A little might have gotten on the coil could this have caused an issue?

 

What is the host? A small splash of water should not be something to worry about. If the water got inside the connector, maybe it could cause it. But they all have a rubber seal to protect it from stuff like that.

 

my bad. host should be hose*

Let the truck defrost, she started first pull, so i let it warm up for about 10 minutes, took a ride around block, not bogging. made it tot he gas station about a mile away, and almost filled the tank.

Right now my only guess is that the fuel level must have allowed moisture into the lines, and froze it all up.

I don't think it was electrical, and I am avoiding the thought of the fuel pump (that gas tank and I have a very frustrating history together...)

I'm leaving it out tonight to see what happen in the morning...

Thanks for the response crazy, its pretty hard to find forums like these with people so willing (and quick) to help people.

 

No problem. I hope thats all it was.