If it feels like a straight flow than its good if it feels like its spitting than its bad
Yup...That and a bad fuel pump, and or that stupid 2-4V ford carburetor.
fuel filter is recommended to be changed every 15,000 miles
It could. Replace the filter and you will then know if that is the culprit.
try replacing filter 1st not hard still problems check fuel preassure bri
Noisy pump, hard starting, stalling.
You cannot know when it needs changing, just change it every 50,000 miles.
If the fuel pump becomes noisy you can rest assured it is going bad. But, the pump maybe going bad and not make any noise at all. Anytime you have a problem with fuel delivery, first thing to do is replace the fuel filter. After replacing the fuel filter a fuel pressure test will verify the condition of the pump.
If fuel filter is plugged car will idle but starve for power as it is getting very little fuel, If fuel pump is bad car will wind over but not start " no fuel going to engine " A little trick I use pound on bottom of fuel tank while engine is turning over if engine starts then you know you have a bad fuel pump
It's hard to figure out if the fuel filter is bad or not, but it's an inexpensive part and easily changed so changing it is a good place to start for troubleshooting
The best thing to do is replace the fuel filter anyway. You will need to do it even if the fuel pump is bad, so you have nothing to lose. You can listen to hear iif the fuel pump is kicking on at all. If it is, just do the fuel filter. Its much cheaper and easier than the fuel pump. Then you can test the fuel pressure to see if the pump is bad after you replace the filter.
fuel pump is bad
If you think it is clogged, just replace it.