After speaking last week on the phone with Duckworthe, we shared a few ideas as to the issues we were having with fueling. At first I thought the metal swarf in the water/fuel separator bowl may have come from the hand priming pump. (I determined this was not working last week, and ordered a new filter and hand priming pump mentioned in a previous post.)
I then remembered that I had added the second fuel tank, Although I washed it out good, there were probably metal shavings from the cutting process that stuck to the internal baffles in the tank, and made their way up to the motor via the cross over tube to the main.
As I had to leave town for a few days for a Grand-kiblet HS graduation, this project would need to wait.
I got back this morning and found the hand pump and filter had arrived. Oh boy, I'll get it running today!
Not so fast...
The hand pump as delivered has 3/8" MIP thread whereas the old one has 1/2". After hitting a couple of the local NAPA stores that were open today trying to locate fittings and adapters, I resigned myself to hitting the Parker Hose dealer in Reno tomorrow for a sure fix.
Since I was headed there, it would be a great time to pull my old cracked and krusty fuel lines and replace them too. Bwahahaha... They would not come out! No way..
After lowering the spare and having a look, I found this...
It is very, very tight fit between the rear cross member and the tool box. After removing the 4 bolts closest to the side, and loosening the back 4, I used a long prybar to scoot it forward. Only then, could I finally pull the hoses out. (The rope pictured is to pull them back when replaced). On the top of the tool box you will find there are 8, 13 mm shouldered bolts with nuts to match. Again, since 'I'm already in there', I will replace all of the them as part of the repair.
Another observation... Who uses teflon thread tape on flare fittings?!? The last person who fitted my fuel lines, that's who. I found it on all fittings that were removed from the governor and inside the supply line going from the tank to the fuel/water separator. Possibly another cause of my fuel supply problems?
My goal remains to get it running this week. This truck is truly the gift that keeps giving..!
Pointman
) during the hose replacement process, and add more fuel and a dose of the HSS mentioned by Duckworthe.