help, serious motor problem

I am in morganton NC.between asheville an hickory.pmme if you want to.if i can get the block an it doesn't need any machine work it want take very long to rebuild it.

Hey Mazdatits93, after you check the tank, would you please post your findings and results back on this feed? I am having a similar problem with not being able to drive above 3k rpms in fourth or fifth gear. Starting cutting out just this past weekend, and my first inclination was carb replacement. It seems likes rust in the tank would be much simpler to fix. Your findings would help me make my next move on mine. Thanks.

Mark, I can tell you from personal experience that rust in the tank is a pretty good possibility. A quick way you can test this out would be to disconnect the fuel and return line at the fuel pump, and to take off the fuel cap (IMPORTANT!) Next blow compressed air through the supply line, then hook everything back up. Drive it, if the problem is gone (even for just a few seconds) then it is a pretty good indication of a fuel sock blockage.

Before I was able to get my replacement tank I was having to do this every morning before work, the problem usually came back going up the driveway or around lunch time. It was a 4 mile drive each way.

i sure will let you know mark2.0, yeah i tried cleanin the carb out to, didnt work, and im cleaning the tank out this weekend or late this, if i didnt like the truck so much, i wouldnt go through