Just trying to get another one on the road.
#31
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My guess on the add on electric fuel pump.....
Someone added it to over come things like.
Weak Lift pump
Air leak in the fuel system that allows fuel to drain back to the tank. Meaning they where using this pump at the tank to get fuel to the motor as a sort of "fix".
I would recommend you run new fuel line from the tank to the LP on the motor and remove said electric pump as they are junk.
Someone added it to over come things like.
Weak Lift pump
Air leak in the fuel system that allows fuel to drain back to the tank. Meaning they where using this pump at the tank to get fuel to the motor as a sort of "fix".
I would recommend you run new fuel line from the tank to the LP on the motor and remove said electric pump as they are junk.
#32
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Hey Ollie. I was planning on removing it. I have a piston lift pump I can use if this one is weak. The wires to the electric pump were not hooked up. Which means the lift pump is having to pull fuel through it. I don’t know how much energy it takes to draw fuel but it can’t be good for it
#33
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If using a piston LP just make sure it is a low pressure one designed for a 1st gen, or you will push out your front injection pump seal.
Yeah ditch that electric pump. They are nice to have in the tool box for a road side fix in a pinch if needed, but that is about it.
Yeah ditch that electric pump. They are nice to have in the tool box for a road side fix in a pinch if needed, but that is about it.
#34
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Hey Ollie. I was planning on removing it. I have a piston lift pump I can use if this one is weak. The wires to the electric pump were not hooked up. Which means the lift pump is having to pull fuel through it. I don’t know how much energy it takes to draw fuel but it can’t be good for it
Edwin
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#35
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Both of us are members of the " why is my truck MAKING more oil?" club
I caught mine by watching the oil PSI dropping slowly on a road trip. By the time I pulled over for the last time to check it....I had over 4 gallons of fuel thinned oil in a engine that should have just under 3 in it.
That is one way to clean out the inside of your motor, I guess.
#37
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Both of us are members of the " why is my truck MAKING more oil?" club
I caught mine by watching the oil PSI dropping slowly on a road trip. By the time I pulled over for the last time to check it....I had over 4 gallons of fuel thinned oil in a engine that should have just under 3 in it.
That is one way to clean out the inside of your motor, I guess.
I caught mine by watching the oil PSI dropping slowly on a road trip. By the time I pulled over for the last time to check it....I had over 4 gallons of fuel thinned oil in a engine that should have just under 3 in it.
That is one way to clean out the inside of your motor, I guess.
Edwin
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#39
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This is what the volt meter says when the truck is running with the wire attached to the alternator
This iwhat it reads when I unplug the wire
This is the wire
I think the voltage regulator is acting up. What do y’all think
#41
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Picked up bed yesterday
Got the truck under it
Test fit last night
This morning I started on it
Tig weld nuts to plate
Insert in to 2x2 tubing and weld
Used the existing frame mounts
Final product
still have to pull bed tomar. Going to fix a couple problems that I didn’t while the bed was off. Seriously think I may drop the tank and flush it. I’m considering driving this truck to Wyoming from Tennessee next month
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#42
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Flat beds are so handy, looking good.
Take Oliver's recent advice and if you do end up dropping the tank prepare and preserve that part of the frame it hides while it's exposed.
Take Oliver's recent advice and if you do end up dropping the tank prepare and preserve that part of the frame it hides while it's exposed.
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