Q: Air intrusion in fuel lines

asked by on March 13, 2017

Fuel pump is good and fuel filter is good, also replaced the fuel lines. Still no idea why my truck won't start. Tank is also sealed. Gas flows all the way through filter. Tank had fallen off not too long ago and I had to replace it, wondering if an open tank while running would cause any problems too. Getting tired of trying to diagnose problem.

My car has 180000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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