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minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoSmack the fuel tank half a dozen times with a sledge hammer, the fuel filter is probably clogged. Can confirm, I just did this yesterday.
minus-squareblargh513@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoDon’t do this. If you unclog the filter the next stop for the junk you knocked loose is the engine. Fuel filters are cheap and easy to replace.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoFuel filter indeed is not cheap or easy to replace, not on a 96 Sonoma anyways. You either gotta drop the tank, or remove the pickup bed, to access the fuel pump, where the primary fuel sock filter is located. Not easy or cheap to replace.
minus-squareblargh513@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoMy apologies if you have a fucky 80s era GM product. In MOST cars, a fuel filter is easy.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoNot 80s, it’s a 96. Runs pretty nice no less… Except… To replace the fuel filter sock requires either dropping the tank or removing the pickup bed. Neither option am I equipped for…
minus-squarethallamabond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBeen a while, but this can also work on the starter. Just a suggestion, keep the hammer weight under 2lbs.
minus-squarebaldingpudenda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoPreferably with a rubber head
Smack the fuel tank half a dozen times with a sledge hammer, the fuel filter is probably clogged.
Can confirm, I just did this yesterday.
Don’t do this. If you unclog the filter the next stop for the junk you knocked loose is the engine.
Fuel filters are cheap and easy to replace.
Fuel filter indeed is not cheap or easy to replace, not on a 96 Sonoma anyways. You either gotta drop the tank, or remove the pickup bed, to access the fuel pump, where the primary fuel sock filter is located.
Not easy or cheap to replace.
My apologies if you have a fucky 80s era GM product.
In MOST cars, a fuel filter is easy.
Not 80s, it’s a 96. Runs pretty nice no less… Except…
To replace the fuel filter sock requires either dropping the tank or removing the pickup bed. Neither option am I equipped for…
Been a while, but this can also work on the starter. Just a suggestion, keep the hammer weight under 2lbs.
Preferably with a rubber head