[manray57]

Looks like my rubber fuel line, I believe the inlet, at the manifold, looks like it's been leaking a creamy colored sludge like you would find in an old lawnmower. Above it is a plug with a warning not to remove while hot. A guy I work with is telling me there is a little "valve core like stem" that may need replacing and that there may be a "Campaign" on it.
Can anybody make out what I'm trying to say?
I don't even know what to call it.

Thanks, Ray

 

[beef tits]

Are you saying that the test port on the fuel line/rail is leaking? I think it is a schrader valve. I don't have direct experience with the ones on these trucks but typically those type of valves are pretty easy to replace.

 

[manray57]

No, it's not the test port that's leaking, it's the smaller of the two rubber lines that comes up from under the plenum(manifold?) on the driver's side. There's a ring of crust around the line where it clamps to the plenium and down below it looks like a pile of bird crap on the block. I don't know, when I look up Schrader valve it's showing me the tire section. (Rock Auto website) Let me ask you this, would this part being faulty cause the syptoms?

 

[beef tits]

Yeah there are schrader valves in the tires too. And on your bike tires. And in your AC system.

A leak at a hose connection nearby would have nothing to do with the test port. The test port is easy to test. Push in the schrader valve tip - fuel should come out. It should only release fuel when you do this.

Did you try tightening the clamp on the hose? It may just be a little loose. Or you may need a new line. You might be able to cut 1/2" or so off of the line and re-use it. Maybe it needs a new clamp? This isn't rocket science, just basic plumbing. Think of it like a garden hose. That should clear up the leak.

As for foaming and bird poop? Man I am at a loss there. I've never seen fuel do that. When was the last time you changed your fuel filter? Are you running cat-piss through it or gasoline?