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kchaser wrote:Picked up my HP king pin Dana60 front and matching rear. Now the real work begins...

Oh, by the way. I will have a hp dana 44 (shotened withh 410's) and a detroit and a 9" with 410's and a detroit for sale soon if anyone is interested.

Routed the fuel lines through the frame from the tank to under the hood to avoid the exhaust. Re wired the electric fuel pump, adjusted the idle so it doesn't stall at every stop light and stop sign, and.....

DROVE IT!

No vapor lock, no stall, no problems!

Yeeaaahhyaa!


Going to play with the timing here in a few and......

DRIVE IT SOME MORE!!!!

kchaser wrote:Oh, by the way. I will have a hp dana 44 (shotened withh 410's) and a detroit and a 9" with 410's and a detroit for sale soon if anyone is interested.

get with totalchaos - he may be your man! HPD44 is a nice upgrade! Is the 9" a BB?

J.D.

Got the front shoulder belts installed on saturday and the weatherstrip/door seals on the drivers side done. I took the family up on a long trail drive up Ophir creek rd on the back side of the Greenhorn and we drove up to blue lakes (more of a pond). Had no issues (other than this thing squeaking like a stuck pig). Family had a blast. Jayson

Finally got time to finish the radiator install. Plan to take a break from truck stuff and start in on the rear axle rebuild tomorrow if I can make time.

Justin wrote:Finally got time to finish the radiator install. Plan to take a break from truck stuff and start in on the rear axle rebuild tomorrow if I can make time.

So how exactly is an axle rebuild not "truck stuff"?:)

I dropped a depressing amount of $ on the 427 rotating assembly from Coast Performance today. And it's on back order so I won't even see it for 3 + weeks:(

I looked at it. Wishing it still wasnt 100 freakin degrees out still. Im ready to get to workin on it.

I've been hacking away at my Mercury Mestique passenger seat & a Bronco II passenger seat bracket. I got the seat bracket for $20, and it was already unbolted from the truck. I think, with some heavy modification I can make it work. I've test fit the bracket & seat shell 10x, carefully cutting to get the fit right. The overall size/shape of the new seat is very similar to the original Bronco seat. The Bronco II bracket is just about the height of the step in the floor. I expect the new seat bottom to sit down on the floor just the way the old seat does. Hope to be done by this weekend. I'll take everything apart & post up better pics in a thread when its all done.

Chad

Disassembled the rear axle to check the condition of everything and to get things all set for new bearings. I also confirmed what the PO had told me about the parts it was built with: '76 or '77 big bearing housing, Currie nodular iron 3rd member with Currie 31 spline axles and an ARB locker. I was happy to find that the splines on the axles also look good and I think I've got the original Ford 4.10 gears. I'm hoping they're in good enough shape to not need replacing.

zillacon wrote:Took Ketchup to work today, after work we took it to pick up Denises car from the detail shop and it vapor locked like a Mutha. FAWK! Always something!

Thats weird. Only thing I can think of is the fuel line by the exhaust and steering box. Unless you changed that. Have you checked the fuel pressure yet?

How much fuel in the tank? I wonder if the pump was overheating.

This is the EFI truck? Do you run both a low and a high pressure pump? 7/16" line?

I know on that bucket of a gm truck that I have to drive it has issues with this when you run it down to 1/4 or less. That and crappy gas. Maybe water in the tank?

The fuel picks up a lot of heat from the fuel rail. As hot as it's been out I can hear fuel percolating in my tank after I shutdown.

What kind of venting do you have on the tank? If it isn't vented it won't pump easily.

I am no expert, but in my research the in-tank pumps have been problematic for many. The suggested setup is to run a low pressure pump close to the tank on the frame rail to get the gas out of the tank, then a high pressure unit a short ways up the frame to do the heavy lifting.

Maybe the vent will help.

zillacon wrote:Its not vented, should I run the vent up to the fill tube?

A vented cap would work. It should let air in but not out.

Well that narrows it down to a problem with the pump or the pickup. No reason an in-tank pump shouldn't work well. It might be sucking air from the pickup side. I assume the wiring is appropriately sized to deliver 10 amps or so.

Viperwolf1 wrote:Well that narrows it down to a problem with the pump or the pickup. No reason an in-tank pump shouldn't work well. It might be sucking air from the pickup side. I assume the wiring is appropriately sized to deliver 10 amps or so.

Help me follow along.........the pump might be cavitating due to pick up issues.............and this is overheating the fuel causing the tank and lines to be hot to the touch ?

ready to learn

Rox Crusher wrote:

Viperwolf1 wrote:Well that narrows it down to a problem with the pump or the pickup. No reason an in-tank pump shouldn't work well. It might be sucking air from the pickup side. I assume the wiring is appropriately sized to deliver 10 amps or so.

Help me follow along.........the pump might be cavitating due to pick up issues.............and this is overheating the fuel causing the tank and lines to be hot to the touch ?

ready to learn

It's normal for the fuel in the tank to get warm because it picks up heat from the engine. It's not a big deal with EFI because it gets pressurized to almost 40 psi. It would be more of a problem with external pumps because you would have a long run where it isn't pressurized. Key thing is to keep the run short. The in-tank pump would add to the heat in the tank.

The in-tank pump could be sucking air on the pickup side if everything isn't air-tight. It's easier to suck in air than fuel.

I would drop the tank and take a good look at the pump and pickup. Might also verify the fuel sender is accurate at low tank levels. If there is nothing obviously wrong get with BC and see if Chuck will warranty you a new pump.

You won't see codes for fuel related stuff because there are no sensors for it in OBD1.

Rox Crusher wrote:

Viperwolf1 wrote:Well that narrows it down to a problem with the pump or the pickup. No reason an in-tank pump shouldn't work well. It might be sucking air from the pickup side. I assume the wiring is appropriately sized to deliver 10 amps or so.

Help me follow along.........the pump might be cavitating due to pick up issues.............and this is overheating the fuel causing the tank and lines to be hot to the touch ?

ready to learn

Also to add to that the fuel in the tank cools the pump. So when you start to run on the lower side of the tank the pump isnt covered therefor can and will get hot.

Adjusted the kickdown cable last night. It was a little tight and would drop down on the freeway (not good) so got it adjusted for highway driving.

Drove it to work today and realized it won't fit in the parking garage with the BesTop up. I guess it can park outside for a few hours

I am sure she will be alright... You may need to pick up some cloth diapers at babies R us to wipe the dust off though.



I am telling you - she looks SWEET in that pic. Very nice job.

At least you noticed BEFORE you pulled in. BTDT...

J.D.

Entourage wrote:Adjusted the kickdown cable last night. It was a little tight and would drop down on the freeway (not good) so got it adjusted for highway driving.

Drove it to work today and realized it won't fit in the parking garage with the BesTop up. I guess it can park outside for a few hours

If you see me in the parking lot ing on it don't worry, I will wipe it off before I leave! Working down the street makes me want to go see it in person finally!!

crawlercreations wrote:If you see me in the parking lot ing on it don't worry, I will wipe it off before I leave! Working down the street makes me want to go see it in person finally!!

I drove by your work today and saw why you are selling your Bronco stuff. Hint - its a marroon Dodge with 12" of lift, custom paint, Roll Bars, and rediculously wide Wheels and Tires

Entourage wrote:

crawlercreations wrote:If you see me in the parking lot ing on it don't worry, I will wipe it off before I leave! Working down the street makes me want to go see it in person finally!!

I drove by your work today and saw why you are selling your Bronco stuff. Hint - its a marroon Dodge with 12" of lift, custom paint, Roll Bars, and rediculously wide Wheels and Tires

You caught me! That is our neighbors POS. They bought it as is from the auction and found out it is 2 lift kits cobbled together to get the lift and something is wrong with it so it won't go over 45 mph. They are not very happy to have it!

New stereo from car toys.

Kenwood installed for 125.

Pickin up the goodies to polish the turd... intake, serp, floors/rockers/door posts etc!! won't be long now

Pretended to be a moving van and went to a new home. The Bronco towed his buddy to the storage yard.

That is a good lookin' utility trailer, can you give some details about it?