toobsluver
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Death shake in OD and 3rd gear, Possible fuel issue
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toobsluver
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Ugh well it looks like I found the problem and this was what I was worried about. Apparently my Excursion is a "California Vehicle" I had this same issue with a glow plug relay issue I had some time ago and wondered why my relay was different than most peoples truck. Well I live in NJ not in California and I sure as hell am not buying a $500 sending unit!
Look here:
List: Fuel Sending Unit/Switch - 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Look here:
List: Fuel Sending Unit/Switch - 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty | O'Reilly Auto Parts
toobsluver
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This has become a PITA, I wonder if I can change it over to the standard fuel tank sending unit in the Hutch mod. According to O'Reilly's my sending unit has a pump in it. I'm so confused as what to do now.
Never seen one like yours.. so I can't help. But.. while you've got the tank down.. the Harpoon* mod would be a REAL good thing to do right now, too ??
Joe
(* cutting the vent tube off short.. inside the tank)
Joe
(* cutting the vent tube off short.. inside the tank)
toobsluver
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The vent tube is already short. I felt inside the tank and it is only a half inch long or so. The fill neck goes in about 12 inches.
Maybe a PO had already done some tank mods ?
Looking at your pickup assembly (with pump), maybe you don't need to do the Hutch Mod ? I don't see the fittings and configuration, that can cause the air in the fuel issues.
Joe
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I do not match, I feel as if it were connected to the bottom of the tank, because I can not pull it out.
your picture seems to show a pump alright. You never mentioned that your fuel fill gauge is bad, so you don't need a new pickup...but maybe a (in-tank) pump? Have you checked the unit carefully for line pinches, clogged pickup openings, etc? Maybe something is occasionally plugging up the intake?
toobsluver
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Just an update and funny going through all threads that I have started over the years about this on going issue up until recently when my truck was really dying!
It started here in 2009:
http://www.superdutydiesel.com/foru...ine-drivetrain/23813-rough-idle-no-power.html
Then in late 2011, I thought it was my tranny here (Thank GOD I didn't put out 6 G's for a trans just for my truck to have the same issues):
http://www.superdutydiesel.com/foru...ine-drivetrain/28507-my-trans-failing-me.html
When it came down to it it was just the intank fuel pump/pickup was shot and clogged. Now I know the crazy thing is no one has seen this type of pick up in a diesel truck before. Gas, yes. But not a diesel. I have some more detailed information here:
UGH!!! Hutch mod issues in my X... - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
I hope that this helps someone else down the road if they pull their tank to do the Hutch Mod or Harpoon mod and end up finding what I found. All the dates match up on the pick up in the tank, on the cap of the pickup, and the date code on the door. All 3/2000! This was a stock setup from what I could tell and I don't think someone would put a "gas" tank in a "diesel" truck.
It started here in 2009:
http://www.superdutydiesel.com/foru...ine-drivetrain/23813-rough-idle-no-power.html
Then in late 2011, I thought it was my tranny here (Thank GOD I didn't put out 6 G's for a trans just for my truck to have the same issues):
http://www.superdutydiesel.com/foru...ine-drivetrain/28507-my-trans-failing-me.html
When it came down to it it was just the intank fuel pump/pickup was shot and clogged. Now I know the crazy thing is no one has seen this type of pick up in a diesel truck before. Gas, yes. But not a diesel. I have some more detailed information here:
UGH!!! Hutch mod issues in my X... - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
I hope that this helps someone else down the road if they pull their tank to do the Hutch Mod or Harpoon mod and end up finding what I found. All the dates match up on the pick up in the tank, on the cap of the pickup, and the date code on the door. All 3/2000! This was a stock setup from what I could tell and I don't think someone would put a "gas" tank in a "diesel" truck.
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