Speaking of 60 minutes, today the care package from Bel-Metric arrived (that was quick!), and I couldn't resist installing the transparent hose to find out if there would be any bubbles in the fuel. By the way, I had misunderstood Matt. The hose goes between the filters and injector pump, so
any air leak would show up.
View attachment 680132 There's also a test port on the test hose, for attaching a pressure gauge to find out if things bleed down. And another thing, Matt feels that this is only a test hose. He's not sure the material will hold up to heat and/or diesel over time.
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No bubbles to be seen. Test drove for a longer distance, and the (formerly) parts SEE ran fine. Of course, the aluminum(?) washers at the banjo fittings were replaced with copper ones in the process.
Removed the test hose and reinstalled the stocker with new washers, took another test drive and...
Well, I drove farther yet and on the way back home it was pretty gutless in 4th gear. Okay, completely gutless. But it never sputtered or stopped.
So it seems that it's a matter of getting enough fuel out of the tank, which means dropping the tank. Darn it.