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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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ok when my truck is cold and has been sitting it will take a long time to fire up. I figured out that if i turn my key on and let the gas guage turn on the the reading of the tank then i start it, it will fire. (kinda like glowplugs in a diesel). Whats the deal lol?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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I had the same problem and it was the fuel pump. Starts right up now. Pretty easy to change if you need to do it yourself, dealership wanted about $700.00 to do the work.
Of course I think I screwed up the float when I installed the pump because now I get 260 miles to half a tank, when I fill it up I've actually used 19 gallons, oops....
 
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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yea i was told that u can take the bed off on a quad cab and you can reach it with no problem but when i did it was just under the cab so i ended up droping the tank anyways...my float is all messed up to i can get 250 miles to the first half and like 170 to the second half and im out of gasin betweenempty and 1/8 id like to adjust ti but im a lil lazy now lol
 
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