Okay, so I disconnected the battery, while replacing the washer fluid pump today. Then I went and filled the truck up, It was almost totally empty. On the way into the gas station, I had no problems. It took like 19.4 gallons to fill it, so it was pretty much totally empty.

The pumps were EXTREMLY slow today. When I left, I headed up the hill, and when I made it to the first light, I put the clutch in, incase it turned on me. As I was going around the bend, I noticed a lot of resistance on the wheel. I looked down, and the truck had died. I restarted it, and kept on going. Let the clutch back out, and headed on my way.

Someone went to turn, and I pushed the clutch in again, when I did, I watched the RPM's. I once said that as long as I was above a decent speed, it would hold around 1200-1500. But this time it dropped to that area, sat for a second, and then nosedived. It got down to like 450, and tried to come back but didn't and died totally.

I restarted and went on.
It did this probably 15 times after I filled up. You guys think this was just a bad batch of gas, or since I disconnected the battery, was the computer working on new operating parameters? Or was it that there were bubbles in the fuel system since it was so close to empty?

After I got where I was going, it sat for about a half hour. When I headed back home, It didn't die once.

I did notice, and it may just be the hypochondriac in me after things like this happen. But I also seemed to notice that the clutch seemed to have more vibration than usual when I depressed it. I cant imagine that anything came apart in the bellhousing that would cause this without causing a catastrophic faliure.

What ya guys think. Once I eat a little of the gas down, I will put some good stuff in there to maybe mix it down.

 

That has happened to me brother. I got a tank of gas that was overloaded with ethanol and my truck kept dying. I don't mind ethanol/methanol when I'm making boost but under everyday driving it sucks, lol.
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Since you were so low, you couldve possibly got some water/solids from the bottom of the tank. Im guessing there really isnt an issue, just the low gas/batch of bad gas. The vibration couldve possibly been the engine idling rough from whatever was wrong with the gas.

 

I hope so, it is not quite warm enough to go ahead and do all the work that I have planned for it.

 

hey bruno hows the deal with the exhaust going?

 

I got a new one sitting in the box in the garage, just waiting for someone in the US that wants it. Offered 350 plus 75 shipping I haven't opened it, dont want to touch want nothing to do with it other than to get it off my hands.

 

Yeah, curious if you still got the used one laying around too?