73 left me stranded

Sort of sounds like what happened to me.. After 40 years of rust in the gas tank with a new rebuilt engine it finally filled my fuel filter with rust.. It plugged the filter almost completely.. I wound up replacing tank, sending unit, fuel line, and the fuel filter.. Never has hesitated, stalled, or even quit since I changed it all out..
Mine left me stalled at the end of my street thinking it was vapor locked..
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