Ford 1210 acts like water in fuel

[midlojoe]

I have a 1210 that is acting like what I would think be water in the fuel. It will idle ok but as soon as I start moving or engage the PTO it bogs down and looses power. I have changed the fuel filter and checked for dirty/clogged injectors and they seemed fine. At any rate it is starved for fuel. Any suggestions on what to look for? Thanks in advance.

 

[JC-jetro]

Is your fuel cap venting okay? shut the valve off on the tank. Remove the rubber hose to the filter, get a cup under the rubber hose and open up the fuel valve. verify to see if you get a steady stream of fuel is coming out. I had the same condition once with my 1700. What I discovered was that a piece of rubber from the fuel tank came a part and was lodged in the fuel outlet pipe upstream of the shut off valve. I blew some compressed air from the hose back in to the tank and it opened right up.

JC,

 

[whistlepig]

Sounds more like an air leak in the fuel system than water in the fuel.

 

[midlojoe]

Thanks, I'll give that a try first thing in the morning.