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1995 dodge van falls down when the fuel tank gets to 1/4 of fuel

I have a 1995 2500 Dodge Ram van with 5.7 magnum motor,it has 106,000 miles on it. When pulling a trailer it pulls down and fades out at 3/8 tank of fuel but without a trailer it happens at 1/4 a tank. It never dies completly it just does't have any power. If you crowd the throttle it only makes it worst. If you fill the tank it starts and runs fine. With the cruise on it starts to quiver and shake and then it loses power. Check engine light does not come on so we can run code on this event.

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Sounds like a possible pluged fuel filter or a tired fuel pump. the pump is cooled by the gas. so if you work it at 1/4 tank or below it tends to get hot. but towing may make it hot anyway. check fuel pressure and the replace the fuel filter

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