Ranger just stalled and died - gas puddle below

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WILLJS
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96 Ranger 3.0 V6 225K miles - driving in traffic - suddenly lost power as if running out of gas - had half tank - after moving off road and getting out, smelled gas, saw large puddle of gas under truck - fuel pump?? fuel line?? this has never happened before in 10 yrs.
Feb 1, 2007 at 2:21 AM
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KNIGHTRIDERKITT2000
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first thing to do would be to look under the vehicle around area of the puddle for a leak, possibly broken fuel line.
Feb 1, 2007 at 5:38 AM
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WILLJS
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[quote:91c093acf7="knightriderkitt2000"]first thing to do would be to look under the vehicle around area of the puddle for a leak, possibly broken fuel line.[/quote:91c093acf7]

Where on the engine does the fuel line enter - got confirmation that the line has probably split or has come out on either end.
Feb 1, 2007 at 1:21 PM
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KNIGHTRIDERKITT2000
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fuel injected? check aroun fuel injectors and trace back from there
Feb 1, 2007 at 4:28 PM
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