So looking at the truck today in the light of day, the glass filter at the fuel pump is about half filled with gunk. It was clean before the drive Friday. I will have to check the tank to see where the stuff is coming from.
If the filter is half full of crud, imagine what the carburetor bowl looks like. It doesn't take much crud to take these beasts down. The crud is a result of sitting a long time without stimulation and old gas. Moisture and other contaminants including stale gas builds up and the result is a varnish like substance mixed with dirt and rust, crud. The 35 mile drive and the subsequent drives loosens the "crud" up and mixes with the fuel.
More fuel filters without cleaning the tank may prolong the inevitable, the tank needs to be replaced or cleaned. The carburetor will need to checked too and washed out to eliminate any crud that has accumulated there.
Been there and done that
