ford van losing power uphill

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AMY_2281
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I have a 1988 ford econoline van with about 160k miles on it. It was running ok, but of course not as good as it was when it was new, I towed a car home with it on a dolly and it did good with no problems, then the next day my husband used it to take the dolly back, the dolly came loose and went up under the van putting a hole in the back gas tank (which we patched) it was no big deal as that pump in that tank hasnt worked for a long time. He brought the van back and now it has no power I can be going 70 downhill and then by the time I get up the next medium sized hill it is at 45 mph and that is with the gas pedal floored. I dont think the dolly thing caused the problem but, thought I'd mention it. We did a complete oil change and new spark plugs, am not sure where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated!
Aug 14, 2006 at 12:11 PM
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AMY_2281
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it is s till doing the same thing
Aug 28, 2006 at 5:31 PM
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HARDMAN
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check the feul pump
Sep 4, 2006 at 2:52 AM
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am i to asume that this van has two tanks or just one. if it has the one tank and the dolly hit it it may have knocked a bunch of trash loose inside the tank pluging the fuel filter no fuel no power. but if it has two tanks that is horse of a different color :oops: 'I'll be watching ti see if this helps and also if you havn't changet itin a long time i would have it checked anyway .(NOS) 8) PS ir is also posible the dolly bent the picup tube in the tank and it can deliver the fuel the engine needs.
Sep 6, 2006 at 7:53 PM
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AMY_2281
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it is running off the tank that was not hit but i was thinkin that it might be fuel filter cause the jarring might have affected both tanks. Thanks for the idea !
Sep 12, 2006 at 12:53 PM
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