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When I was planning to do the external pump I was thinking of using some kind of "project box" around it and painting it to match the truck. Both for protection and a neat appearance.

One more thing I noticed: the new pump is considerably quieter than the old one. I wonder if I didn't have a non-working pump all along, and just the IP suction was drawing fuel, and then when I went to 60%+ WMO the viscosity was too great for that...

Success! She is purring like a 40-year-old camo kitten. But...did I mention it rained a lot while she wouldn't start? And did I mention that our other vehicles, parked next to her, are white? I'm off to the car wash...

I know. The one we can't talk about. :-?

LOL gimpy your avatar looks familiar, but I can't say where I've seen it (really, I CAN'T! )

Yep.

The new pump is on the workbench, the bracket assembly needs a good wire-brush treatment, fair amount of corrosion. Plus very rainy today. I'll be running by the weekend. :) (or maybe Monday at the latest...)

My new pump from Olympic Controls arrived today. It came complete with BOTH gaskets (the circular 10-hole one for the whole assembly, and the smaller one where the power goes through). Unfortunately I had already ordered a gasket from e-bay but at least I have a spare. The bottom plate on the...

Yes, DB, that makes sense--thanks! How do you open the top casing? I see no obvious way... I know there are guys running 100% WMO whereas I have 35 gallons max in there (the rest diesel). So I don't see the viscosity of the WMO overpowering the magnetic pump.

Can someone give me a little "electric motor 101" on how the motion transfers from the top-half of the in-tank pump to the bottom half? On page 5 you can see pics of both my and DieselBob's pumps disassembled. In both cases there's a black disc (magnet?) exposed and that's pretty much it...

I've got the pump assembly in pieces on the workbench. Going to try bringing in a couple batteries off the boat, wire them up 24v and test out the pump after a few blasts with carb cleaner to see if I can figure out what is going on.

What are the brushes and how can I tell if they're bad? I can sure hear it running in the tank but it's not pumping fuel... I also see plenty of other threads where people have these pumps apart but not how they got that way.

There's not anything (I can find) in the TM about taking apart the pump motor itself. I've got the bottom end of my pump off (4 screws). Further disassembly from this point is not obvious. There are 2 rivets in the bottom plate (the one with the little round screen). The black disc on top (I...

Well, got the pump out and no, the bottom screen is not off. It's been either screwed or riveted in place, I didn't take time to determine which yet. So something else is at work with mine. It's sitting in a coffee can dripping out right now, and I'm taping garbage bags over the hole in the tank...

Well, good news to start off: I disconnected the fuel line and flipped on the acc. switch and nada. I can sure hear it running (kinda loud and rough compared to usual) but nothing is coming out, not a drop. Hopefully my issue is the same as the OP of this thread. But with about 60-65% WMO in...

My truck has NEVER failed to start after 1-2 cranks until today. I just started running WMO filtered through a 5-micron filter. My tank is currently about 60-65% WMO the rest diesel and a little gas. Opened the draincocks at the secondary and final filters--NOTHING. Even with the accessory...