KaiserM109
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It runs.
I mounted a Carter P4603HD in the line just above the tank, turned the pump on, opened up the petcock at the top of the double filters, let it bubble until I got a steady stream, closed the petcock and the engine started right up.
The long view: You get what you pay for. This pump, with fittings, etc cost me about $82.00. I looked at the pump portion of it and it is about half of what an original in-tank pump is. The motor is about half as big, too. The stream coming out of the petcock when I closed it wasn’t very impressive, either. On my wish list goes an Olympic pump for $225.00.
I was thinking all day today “What would I have done if I had had this much trouble when I picked the truck up?” It was a one-man-show that day, too. I think a solution for a truck with a dead in-tank pump and air in the lines might be something that can be screwed into the top of the double filters in place of the petcock. I’m thinking a pump like the Carter P4603HD sucking fuel out of a jerry can might work well. It should push fuel through the IP and all the way back to the tank. The tank has a small vent coming from the top of the tank and going to the puke tube, so that’s where the air will go to escape. For that matter you could just leave the cap loose on the tank.
The only problem I see with that is the overflow return tube. The overflow comes from the front of the FDC and up to the top of the double filters. Then it goes to the top of the tank. I can’t tell if it goes into the filters or not. If that is a problem, it isn’t hard to unhook it from the tank and plug it.
It’s 11:00 PM (2300 hr.); I’m tire, hungry and haven’t had dinner. Good night,
Arlyn
I mounted a Carter P4603HD in the line just above the tank, turned the pump on, opened up the petcock at the top of the double filters, let it bubble until I got a steady stream, closed the petcock and the engine started right up.
The long view: You get what you pay for. This pump, with fittings, etc cost me about $82.00. I looked at the pump portion of it and it is about half of what an original in-tank pump is. The motor is about half as big, too. The stream coming out of the petcock when I closed it wasn’t very impressive, either. On my wish list goes an Olympic pump for $225.00.
I think that idea might have some serious merit.
I was thinking all day today “What would I have done if I had had this much trouble when I picked the truck up?” It was a one-man-show that day, too. I think a solution for a truck with a dead in-tank pump and air in the lines might be something that can be screwed into the top of the double filters in place of the petcock. I’m thinking a pump like the Carter P4603HD sucking fuel out of a jerry can might work well. It should push fuel through the IP and all the way back to the tank. The tank has a small vent coming from the top of the tank and going to the puke tube, so that’s where the air will go to escape. For that matter you could just leave the cap loose on the tank.
The only problem I see with that is the overflow return tube. The overflow comes from the front of the FDC and up to the top of the double filters. Then it goes to the top of the tank. I can’t tell if it goes into the filters or not. If that is a problem, it isn’t hard to unhook it from the tank and plug it.
It’s 11:00 PM (2300 hr.); I’m tire, hungry and haven’t had dinner. Good night,
Arlyn
Glad to hear you got it going!