This was the first time my 80 has scared the poop out of me on a trip. Usually she has been really good to me and doesn't act up until i get home.... luckily she did pull through and got me home. So now i'm trying to figure out what the deal is.
The story is that i was camped on the outer banks over the weekend enjoying the holiday. We packed up and started back towards the ferry to get back to the mainland. There is a long water crossing to visit Portsmouth Island village that i've crossed many times. The water is not deep, comes up to the middle of the tires. I took the crossing very slow, VERY. I made sure not to allow water to splash over the front grill into the motor. So yes, there was water involved.
After getting back to the beach we were cruising along and all of a sudden the truck just started sputtering and trying to stall as if it wasn't getting gas. It cut off. I restarted the truck and it fired right up. I started driving and it would drive about 10 feet and then lose all power and start to stall. i popped the hood to inspect if water got into any electronics, distributor or spark plugs.. dry. No water could be seen on any of the motor. I checked wires and plugs, all dry. I started it up and it would idol fine, i could rev the motor fine, put it in gear, drive about ten feet and it would just lose power, sputter and then cut off. This happened over and over, maybe 8 to 10 times. Finally, a little frustrated, i started the truck, let it idol, then revved it up to near redline and slowly allowed the revs to come back to normal. Put it in gear and it never had an issue the rest of the trip home.
Could it of been water related? Maybe, but what in the world was wet?
My guess is perhaps a fuel pump going out? It is original so i'm thinking a new fuel pump would be a good thing to swap out. While i'm at it i will probably replace the relay too.
Anything else you guys could think could be the culprit?
The story is that i was camped on the outer banks over the weekend enjoying the holiday. We packed up and started back towards the ferry to get back to the mainland. There is a long water crossing to visit Portsmouth Island village that i've crossed many times. The water is not deep, comes up to the middle of the tires. I took the crossing very slow, VERY. I made sure not to allow water to splash over the front grill into the motor. So yes, there was water involved.
After getting back to the beach we were cruising along and all of a sudden the truck just started sputtering and trying to stall as if it wasn't getting gas. It cut off. I restarted the truck and it fired right up. I started driving and it would drive about 10 feet and then lose all power and start to stall. i popped the hood to inspect if water got into any electronics, distributor or spark plugs.. dry. No water could be seen on any of the motor. I checked wires and plugs, all dry. I started it up and it would idol fine, i could rev the motor fine, put it in gear, drive about ten feet and it would just lose power, sputter and then cut off. This happened over and over, maybe 8 to 10 times. Finally, a little frustrated, i started the truck, let it idol, then revved it up to near redline and slowly allowed the revs to come back to normal. Put it in gear and it never had an issue the rest of the trip home.
Could it of been water related? Maybe, but what in the world was wet?
My guess is perhaps a fuel pump going out? It is original so i'm thinking a new fuel pump would be a good thing to swap out. While i'm at it i will probably replace the relay too.
Anything else you guys could think could be the culprit?
