1988 Ford F250 fuel problems

1988 FORD F-250
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JHSAND
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1988 Ford F250 V8 Two Wheel Drive Manual

I just bought a 1988 F250 it has the 5.8 liter the truck has been sitting for at least a year the tank didnt have much gas in it i have put 5 gal in along with some lucas gas treatment changed the fuel filter before this was done it started would run for a few min now with the better gas its not missing like it was but even with the new fuel filter it still acts like it runs out of gas .......please dont tell me its the strainer I soooooooo dont want to drop the tank lol......any ideas???????
Jul 28, 2010 at 5:13 PM
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If you can hear the fuel pump come on check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel pump and the strainer.
Jul 28, 2010 at 9:05 PM