A few weeks later and the tank repair is holding up fine. The new tank arrived and I plan to eventually install it. But for now it's ok.
I had a few problems with the fuel pump. The truck died on the way up a big steep hill. After a few hours of coaxing it ran again, then an hour later it died again. It was late, I was close to home, so I left it. Next day went and installed the electric fuel pump. While doing that I noticed the banjo bolt on top of the pump was loose, and in fact is stripped and won't torque.
Now I'm running on the electric pump. I bought a spare electric pump and several filters. Now Im covered if anything in the fuel delivery system fails.
I put the winch back on, and then started chasing the air system, hoping to improve the brake pedal. I had to get rid of the pressure regulator which was total crust, and added a pop off to the tank. I had to cut out a small section of hard line to unclog it, then suddenly had tank pressure, and then booster pressure.
What a difference! The brakes work twice as good. It's like night and day. I lucked out that it's working at all given the state of the rest of the components. But when you start the truck the dials on the air pressure gauge on the dash start to build pressure. When you hit the brake, the pedal feels firm, there's a few hissing sounds and the booster dial drops. Then if you pull the parking brake there's another hiss and the booster drops again.
I rode the brakes all the way down that big steep hill and it was no problem. Before, my leg was shaking!
Next I'll add a quick connect and see what I can do with it. I have about 8 bars of pressure in the tank, so should be able to air up the tires.
