Rusty Fuel Line and Filter

[rockola1971]

Thanks guys. I've had this truck for 5 years or so. I can't believe ive never replaced it. Esp at 312k miles now. It runs great, just noticed a slight delay on cold starting recently. I have the PO's records and the pump has been replaced at one point years ago. For the naysayers, the brake lines were replaced a couple years before i purchased it.

I suppose I'll plan on a fall project of dropping the tank, and running new lines and pump while its open.

Your "slight delay on cold starting" tells me that your fall plans to drop the tank and replace fuel pump may be sooner than you think. The stereotypical symptom of a dying fuel pump is extra cranking on a cold engine....not a fuel filter plugged up. A plugged up fuel filter typically runs fine on idle and starts to sputter on off idle engine speeds.

Your fuel filter has been there awhile by looking at the amount of corrosion.....unless you recently drove it through a vat of acid! So it obviously needs replaced.

Due to the amount of corrosion on that fuel filter I would do a thorough inspection of everything from the trannsmission pan, rear diff cover, ALL brake lines, Transmission lines, emergency brake cables, ALL electrical connectors and grounding. But most importantly the CHASSIS. Makes sure it isnt rotted out heavily somewhere.

This vehicle needs to be on a lift.

 

[OR VietVet]

What @rockola1971 said^^^^^^^.