LEB Ben
Arrogant A-hole At-Large
Alright boys and girls...the Bronco saga continues from yesterday. About 15 seconds before the tire blew, the Bronco started stuttering reeeeally bad. I had assumed the tire was throwing chunks and screwed with the fuel line or fuel pump.
So when I'm done with the tire last night, I hop back on the highway, issue is gone, I hit 70 with it, no problems. Turn around to head back home, hit 70 for a couple miles and the sputtering returns. I backed off the speed and found out I could coax the rig to 60mph...applying no more than 1/4 throttle. Anything more, and it would start sputtering and/or stall out. The allowable speed and amount of throttle I could give decreased the closer to home I got...I was barely more than 35mph the last couple miles on back roads. So I was still thinking fuel pump until I got home. When I pull in the driveway, in park and neutral, I give it absolute hell with no issues. I don't see any leaks from the line, I have good pressure coming from the pump, fuel filter has no obstructions.
What I do see is the front seal on my intake is pretty wide open, creating a vacuum issue (and leaking oil)...but I've driven the thing seal-less there before, leaking like a sieve, with minimal issues.
The other thought I had was...I've had alternators do this same thing to me, when they just start going bad, give the battery enough charge to start just fine, but don't have enough juice to run the vehicle and then it starts acting all wonky as it has to draw power from the battery.
I haven't put a light on it yet, but thought there might be a far out chance it jumped time a tooth or two. I find that hard to believe it's running too well at idle, and no issues when in park or neutral. And the cloyes double roller is less than 3 years old.
Help please...thought, suggestions, opinions??????
So when I'm done with the tire last night, I hop back on the highway, issue is gone, I hit 70 with it, no problems. Turn around to head back home, hit 70 for a couple miles and the sputtering returns. I backed off the speed and found out I could coax the rig to 60mph...applying no more than 1/4 throttle. Anything more, and it would start sputtering and/or stall out. The allowable speed and amount of throttle I could give decreased the closer to home I got...I was barely more than 35mph the last couple miles on back roads. So I was still thinking fuel pump until I got home. When I pull in the driveway, in park and neutral, I give it absolute hell with no issues. I don't see any leaks from the line, I have good pressure coming from the pump, fuel filter has no obstructions.
What I do see is the front seal on my intake is pretty wide open, creating a vacuum issue (and leaking oil)...but I've driven the thing seal-less there before, leaking like a sieve, with minimal issues.
The other thought I had was...I've had alternators do this same thing to me, when they just start going bad, give the battery enough charge to start just fine, but don't have enough juice to run the vehicle and then it starts acting all wonky as it has to draw power from the battery.
I haven't put a light on it yet, but thought there might be a far out chance it jumped time a tooth or two. I find that hard to believe it's running too well at idle, and no issues when in park or neutral. And the cloyes double roller is less than 3 years old.
Help please...thought, suggestions, opinions??????