Truck Dead 100 miles from home

Dont have a clue what's wrong. I was driving about 65mph and it just shut off on me. Tried to restart it but just trembles when trying to crank. Fuel gauge says 50 miles till empty.

Something similar to this happened to me about 2 months ago. Driving 60mph and it just shut off. I thought i had ran out of fuel, it told me 40 miles till empty. I probably shoudnt be letting it get so low but i've had it down to 5 miles till empty. Took it to the Ford and they said it was a broken rod(or something) on the fuel pump.

Any help would be really apreceiated.

Thanks in advance

Are you still on stock fuel system? Don't let it get under like 60

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Damn a tank that empty would make my ass pucker. I get nervous at a 1/4 with how picky these fuel systems are.
If this has occurred before on that low of a tank why do you let the tank get that low?
I bet the suction sucked some air in.

Sounds like it could be a chaffed harness on the hpfp... I would check that. Any codes?

jdgleason said:

Sounds like it could be a chaffed harness on the hpfp... I would check that. Any codes?

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No codes.

tbsimmons said:

Damn a tank that empty would make my ass pucker. I get nervous at a 1/4 with how picky these fuel systems are.
If this has occurred before on that low of a tank why do you let the tank get that low?
I bet the suction sucked some air in.

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Yeah I know I should of never let it get so low. I'm so pissed at myself Bc I passed a little fuel station like 5 miles ago but decided to fill up at a big Truck Stop 10 miles away. Now I'm stuck in the middle.

Mike@MPD said:

Are you still on stock fuel system? Don't let it get under like 60

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Stock fuel system.

Anyone have any ideas on what to do or check before I get towed back home

Put some fuel in it.. Letting it get that low is nothing but trouble in a diesel..

I am but I don't think it will be that easy.

Any suggestions are more than welcome while I sit here on the side of the road

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I am but I don't think it will be that easy.

Any suggestions are more than welcome while I sit here on the side of the road

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Seems to me that both times it has happened your tank was low on fuel. Maybe there is something wrong with your fuel level sensor or whatever they call it.. 1/4 of a tank is as low as I'll go..

I add fuel once help arrives and I will go through the cycling the key process and hope that will be enough

Anymore suggestions?

Cycling the key what do it bud. You need to bleed the system. There's a video on YouTube on how to bleed the system. Watch it and do that.

How'd it go?

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How'd it go?

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Tried everything but still wouldn't turn on. Just got home. Taking it to the ford in the morning

when was the last time you did the fuel filters? letting it go that low will sometimes need for the filters to be changed.

cycle the key and hit the shrader valve on the fuel cooler to purge any air that you have. make sure you have more fuel before you do that though