1987 street toy

87 2WD 1ton Pickup with 22re 5 speed

driving down the hwy yesterday and my truck started to cough an sputter second time first was before i replaced fuel filter.
I tried giveing it gas made it worse so i compleatly let off the gas then got back on the gas an it ran good on my way home it did this right past a couple cops that were at a wreck this time it was more hit and miss than before. what would cause this to happen??

new parts are Plugs,wires,cap,rotor around a 1000 miles ago and i just replaced the fuel filter yesterday

dogdenii

Is there an internal gas tank fuel filter as well?

Also.... was it wet out by any chance?

1987 street toy

sunny about 60deg dunno about a filter in tank

dogdenii

Here is a good link for you.

http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBr...3d80195b30.jsp


1 Inspect FUEL FILTER Clogged or dirty fuel filter

2 Inspect WIRESET Damaged, worn, or deteriorating spark plug or coil wire(s).

3 Inspect SPARK PLUG Fouled, damaged or broken spark plug(s).

4 Inspect FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE Incorrect fuel pressure being delivered to carburetor or fuel injection system.

5 Inspect FUEL PUMP Improperly functioning fuel pump or circuits.

6 Inspect TIMING SPECIFICATION Incorrectly adjusted engine timing.

7 Inspect THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR Faulty throttle position sensor or throttle position sensor circuit.

8 Inspect FUEL TANK Contaminated fuel from rusted or deteriorated fuel tank.

9 Inspect AIR CLEANER TEMPERATURE SENSOR Damaged or faulty air cleaner temperature sensor or air cleaner temperature sensor circuit.

10 Inspect ACCELERATOR PUMP DIAPHRAGM Damaged or faulty fuel injection accelerator pump diaphragm.

11 Inspect MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR Improperly connected or faulty mass air flow sensor.

12 Inspect OXYGEN SENSOR Damaged or faulty oxygen sensor or circuit.

13 Inspect FUEL INJECTOR Plugged, dirty or poorly connected fuel injector.

1987 street toy

Thank you for all the great info!!