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I will explain as short as possible. I was driving on the hwy. I had vehicles to my left, right and behind me. I saw a what I thought was a chunk of ice on the road. It was identical to the size of a shoe box. I did not think what happened next would have happened.
There was no way to avoid the object without having an accident. After running the what I thought was ice over, the front under pan was ripped off and the car lost power within 100 feet.
The vehicle is towed to the shop with a crank no start condition.
I am also mechanically skilled. I pull out the sending unit from the tank after inspecting the under carriage of the vehicle. No damage other then a missing splash shield. Lower control arms are packed with CLAY!!!!! That was no ice block, it was a block of clay. WTH
After removing the sending unit. I noticed that the plastic cover with multiple hose (grille/screen/cover was laying on the bottom of the tank. There was no damage to either pieces. I reinstalled the screen on the lower side of the sending unit. I prime the fuel system with a reverse vac. at the fuel pump. I also sprayed a little starter fluid in the intake.
The car started and ran for about a minute with me increasing the rpm's to make sure everything was OK. Then she stalled after about a minute or two. Performed the vac procedure again and sprayed inside the intake. Vehicle started and then stalled within 5 seconds. Vehicle only ran on the spray.
This is where I am stuck. I am not sure where to look now. I blew air through the fuel lines from the sending unit to the fuel filter. I did remove the lines from the filter so I was not blowing air into the filter. I primed the system again with the vac. and she will not start.
Can anyone help me with this? Please.
I did notice when the vehicle stalls, you are able to see through the clear fuel line that the fuel is returning/rushing back towards the tank.
Thanks in advance.
There was no way to avoid the object without having an accident. After running the what I thought was ice over, the front under pan was ripped off and the car lost power within 100 feet.
The vehicle is towed to the shop with a crank no start condition.
I am also mechanically skilled. I pull out the sending unit from the tank after inspecting the under carriage of the vehicle. No damage other then a missing splash shield. Lower control arms are packed with CLAY!!!!! That was no ice block, it was a block of clay. WTH
After removing the sending unit. I noticed that the plastic cover with multiple hose (grille/screen/cover was laying on the bottom of the tank. There was no damage to either pieces. I reinstalled the screen on the lower side of the sending unit. I prime the fuel system with a reverse vac. at the fuel pump. I also sprayed a little starter fluid in the intake.
The car started and ran for about a minute with me increasing the rpm's to make sure everything was OK. Then she stalled after about a minute or two. Performed the vac procedure again and sprayed inside the intake. Vehicle started and then stalled within 5 seconds. Vehicle only ran on the spray.
This is where I am stuck. I am not sure where to look now. I blew air through the fuel lines from the sending unit to the fuel filter. I did remove the lines from the filter so I was not blowing air into the filter. I primed the system again with the vac. and she will not start.
Can anyone help me with this? Please.
I did notice when the vehicle stalls, you are able to see through the clear fuel line that the fuel is returning/rushing back towards the tank.
Thanks in advance.