Last ? for Tom Lawrence

From : dmso

Q: on jan 29 807 am dmso dsaint...@yahoo.com wrote i have a 1996 ram 1500 4x2 5.2 w/auto and 295k miles on it. recently last 2 or 3 months when my gas level get to between a little over 1/4 full empty.the check engine light starts to blink and the engine starts to backfire/miss-fire like crazy! it seems like i am running out of gas i know this is not the case. because when i fill it after this happened the amount that goes in is correct. the first time it happened the low gas light was on which i believe is about 6 gal. left. since then it has happened 4 or 5 times all when i have over 1/4 tank left. when i read the error codes p0300 - p03005 all that tells me is that the engine has been miss-firing duh!. i had the fuel pump replaced at 250k miles and other than the above problem the truck runs great. the only thing i can think of is something is blocking the intake on the fuel pump since i have no idea what the fuel pump even looks like since i had a garage mechanic replace it. other than that i do all my own repair/maintenance. does anyone have any other ideas since i really dont want to drop the tank and pull the fuel pump. my one idea was to cut a hole in the bed right over the fuel pump and pull it that way but i am not sure that is possible. thanks david david in case you get into the situation where you are about to drop the gas tank to access the fuel pump i did this about 6 or 7 years ago on a friends 96 1500 sb and there is an easier way. on this model the fuel pump cartridge was mounted very much forward in the tank. i found that all i had to do was disconnect the fuel filler hose unbolt the rear bumper take the four i think bolts out that hold the bed to the frame and maybe disconnect/unclip a few wires and tubes. then i just slid the bed back about a foot on the frame and the fuel pump could be reached from above right behind the cab. dont remember for sure but i believe it wasnt even necessary to completely remove the bumper just rotate it down enough to let the bed slide back. martin .