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Old 05-03-2013, 06:41 PM
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i was driving down the road today and my truck lost all power and i started to de-accelerate i pushed the gas but no luck, my engine shut off but my gauges were still reading my speed and rpms, i stopped and the truck wouldnt start again iot turns over but wont fire up. i sprayed some ether in the throttle body and it fires for a second and then dies again im thinking maybe the fuel pump is bad but im not too sure does anbody have any ideas im screwed its my daily driver
 
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That definitely sounds like a fuel problem.

Have you done anything different recently?

Any recent maintenance?

Which engine do you have?

5.7L Hemi? 4.7L V8? or 3.6L V6?

How many miles?

I know it sounds stupid, but if the fuel float got stuck it might be giving you a false reading and you might be out of fuel, so put some fresh fuel in (like 3-4 gallons) and see if that helps.

Next thing to do if that doesn't work is to get a fuel pressure gauge on the fuel rails and see if you are even getting fuel pressure.

Also check for any DTCs (Diagnostic Trouble Codes), there is a short how-to in the link in my signature to get them to display. (if you don't have a scanner that is)

But it definitely sounds like a fuel delivery problem if it will fire up if you give it some quick start fluid.
 



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