F250 Acceleration Problem

mborrell · 06-11-2007, 10:53 AM

have a f250 that was running fine until I got on the freeway then it started bogging down when accelerating. Thought it might have been the alternator (it had a dead battery) but replaced the battery and it starts fine but now it bogs down when trying to give it any fuel. When I pulled the old filter the fuel inside was brown and had small chunks of crud falling out. Replaced the fuel filter but still no luck.

tallbear · 06-12-2007, 10:57 AM

Contaminated fuel tank. Someone may have dumped dirt/sand in your tank. Also may have to replace the "in tank" filter which means dropping the tank to get to it.

mborrell · 06-12-2007, 11:40 AM

that was my thought about the sand and dirt, but it has a locking gas cap. But I think that is the problem as far as just dirty. Do you think I am going to have to pull injectors or anything or just get the tank cleaned out and then put clean fuel in and maybe some injector cleaner?

tallbear · 06-12-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mborrell

that was my thought about the sand and dirt, but it has a locking gas cap. But I think that is the problem as far as just dirty. Do you think I am going to have to pull injectors or anything or just get the tank cleaned out and then put clean fuel in and maybe some injector cleaner?

After the problem with contamination is solved, try injector cleaner. You may have to replace the injectors at about $50. a piece.

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