Diesel fuel leak!
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From: Estes Park, Colorado
what he said. Guzzles is diesleorings.com, like $17 plus he has right-ups on how to do it. Great guy to do business with!
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From: Squaller holler, ohi
Yeah that's your fuel bowl/ water drain valve. I drove mine for like a week like that just hurts your wallet nothing else. While your doing that take some simple green or something and hose the valley out nice and clean.
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From: Orlando, Fla.
BTW, I had replaced my orings on that drain valve also, later got another leaks which was even more fule dropping to the ground. Talk about terrible fule mileage!
What this other problem turned out to be a steel fuel line that runs from the bottom of the fuel bowl and goes to the back of the engine, passenger side facing the fire wall! This steel line had a "hold down bracket" on the motor to keep it from vibrating too badly. Well the bracket had actually worn a small pinhole it it and fuel was leaking major while runnning. Had to take off the "cold air intake tube", which is that shiny aluminum looking tube on the passenger side of the truck. Once that was out of the way, you could see and access this bracket. Fuel line was $58.00 at the stealership, but it was in and out! Fixed it the same day. Think they know they have an issue there???
Somewhere in my albums I submitted a picture of this steel line.
What this other problem turned out to be a steel fuel line that runs from the bottom of the fuel bowl and goes to the back of the engine, passenger side facing the fire wall! This steel line had a "hold down bracket" on the motor to keep it from vibrating too badly. Well the bracket had actually worn a small pinhole it it and fuel was leaking major while runnning. Had to take off the "cold air intake tube", which is that shiny aluminum looking tube on the passenger side of the truck. Once that was out of the way, you could see and access this bracket. Fuel line was $58.00 at the stealership, but it was in and out! Fixed it the same day. Think they know they have an issue there??? Somewhere in my albums I submitted a picture of this steel line.
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From: Morristown TN
BTW, I had replaced my orings on that drain valve also, later got another leaks which was even more fule dropping to the ground. Talk about terrible fule mileage! What this other problem turned out to be a steel fuel line that runs from the bottom of the fuel bowl and goes to the back of the engine, passenger side facing the fire wall! This steel line had a "hold down bracket" on the motor to keep it from vibrating too badly. Well the bracket had actually worn a small pinhole it it and fuel was leaking major while runnning. Had to take off the "cold air intake tube", which is that shiny aluminum looking tube on the passenger side of the truck. Once that was out of the way, you could see and access this bracket. Fuel line was $58.00 at the stealership, but it was in and out! Fixed it the same day. Think they know they have an issue there??? Somewhere in my albums I submitted a picture of this steel line.
What this other problem turned out to be a steel fuel line that runs from the bottom of the fuel bowl and goes to the back of the engine, passenger side facing the fire wall! This steel line had a "hold down bracket" on the motor to keep it from vibrating too badly. Well the bracket had actually worn a small pinhole it it and fuel was leaking major while runnning. Had to take off the "cold air intake tube", which is that shiny aluminum looking tube on the passenger side of the truck. Once that was out of the way, you could see and access this bracket. Fuel line was $58.00 at the stealership, but it was in and out! Fixed it the same day. Think they know they have an issue there??? Somewhere in my albums I submitted a picture of this steel line.
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