Hobart Duncan
05-20-2005, 05:57 PM
I just recently retired and have been activly looking for either a '97 or early '98 3500 (last of the 12 valvers.) I finally found one in Texas and went there to purchase and take delivery. The original owner had the truck for 5 years and put on 32K, the second owner was a "Cowboy" and goose-necked a small 2 horse, trailer. He put on 122K in 3 years.
After taking delilvery, I drove up through Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and then via I-70 and I-15, arrived back home in So. Calif. (about 3100 miles.) I figured about 23 MPG keeping @ 70-75MPH.
I've had to fix the minor stuff first.... tightening the electric driver's and passenger side mirrors, new vac. line to the cruise servo, and now I need to either fix or replace the fuel sensor. It's a 35 Gal. Tank and I need to know if any of you out there have dropped the tank to replace the fuel sensor? Is there anything I need to be looking out for? Any little short-cuts?
It seems to be on E all the time with the "add fuel" light on most of the time. I noticed that when I filled up at a trucker's pump, the rapid fill must have created "bubbles/foam" in the fuel and the gauge register 1/4 for a short time and then took it's normal position on "E".
After the tank is in working order, I have to find out why the "compass/temp" travel package is not operating.
Other than that, I love this old beast. It seems to have only two mods done to it.... a K&N filter and a set of Air Lifts on the rear. I guess the Cowboy used it to level the truck after the weight of the trailer was placed over the rear.
Any help?
After taking delilvery, I drove up through Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and then via I-70 and I-15, arrived back home in So. Calif. (about 3100 miles.) I figured about 23 MPG keeping @ 70-75MPH.
I've had to fix the minor stuff first.... tightening the electric driver's and passenger side mirrors, new vac. line to the cruise servo, and now I need to either fix or replace the fuel sensor. It's a 35 Gal. Tank and I need to know if any of you out there have dropped the tank to replace the fuel sensor? Is there anything I need to be looking out for? Any little short-cuts?
It seems to be on E all the time with the "add fuel" light on most of the time. I noticed that when I filled up at a trucker's pump, the rapid fill must have created "bubbles/foam" in the fuel and the gauge register 1/4 for a short time and then took it's normal position on "E".
After the tank is in working order, I have to find out why the "compass/temp" travel package is not operating.
Other than that, I love this old beast. It seems to have only two mods done to it.... a K&N filter and a set of Air Lifts on the rear. I guess the Cowboy used it to level the truck after the weight of the trailer was placed over the rear.
Any help?