E-Fuel Parts list, questions

[Old OutLaw]

if you are really worried about it, you can come outta the upline fitting, and drop the line about 10 inches, into a big loop, and come into the next fitting straight.....and thatway, you 'd have plenty of line to spare for when it rots, breaks, kinks, gets torn off, etc....

just make sure you zip-tie it so's it won't flop around, and armor it if it touches anything, (1/2" heater hose works well, or old garden hose), or you can get Spiral Wrap at NAPA.

 

[jmsmith76]

I'm going to see how looks with a loop going over the top of the other fitting. There should be enough space below the body and that should take stress off the plastic fitting. I would just prefer to not have hoses hanging down. I'm worried I'd snag them when I'm offroad at the hunting club , etc.

 

[Old OutLaw]

BTW JM, I'm using that banjo block from e-bay and it works great.

and some of the later ford gassers used the same fuel pump bracket-mount, and you CAN find them in the junkyards....

I also used this Carter Fuel pump and it's been on there for over a year now with no problems... :

 

[jmsmith76]

I'm wishing I would have got one of those banjo blocks now. I think it would have been easier than the way I ended up doing things.

The y-block I ordered did not work. It was too wide with too much of an angle on the outlets. I decided to go with a air hose 3 way manifold like Tom S used in his setup. Here are a few photos of the top of the motor.

I don't have any pictures of the pump/filters mounted up but will get some later on. I still have to do all the wiring. Hopefully I'll be able to knock it out after work today.

 

[jmsmith76]

Hey guys, couple questions...

1. There's a little screw in the port on the fuel pressure gauge. Is that a calibration screw or a plug or...? No instructions came in the box with it. Sorry if this is an obvious question, I'm not too familiar with these gauges.

2. How loud should the pump be? I'm running the Carter P74221

Thanks

 

[lincolnlocker]

i was just looking at that air hose manifold the other day... that settles it, im prolly going to use that to delete my fuel bowl...

not sure what screw your talking about

if the carter pump is supposed to be quiet like the stock bosch pump, you shouldnt be able to hear it much at all unless your head is right next to it....

live life full throttle

 

[jmsmith76]

i was just looking at that air hose manifold the other day... that settles it, im prolly going to use that to delete my fuel bowl...

not sure what screw your talking about

if the carter pump is supposed to be quiet like the stock bosch pump, you shouldnt be able to hear it much at all unless your head is right next to it....

live life full throttle

Yeah I'm liking the way the manifold turned out.

The screw is in the pressure gauge mounted to the regulator. It's in the hole in the port of the gauge. I don't have a picture of my gauge, but here's an example I found on google. The screw is in the port where the arrow is pointing.

 

[lincolnlocker]

yup, should be a calibration screw.

live life full throttle

 

[Old OutLaw]

I am also running the Carter, and have it mounted inside the frame rail, in a stock SD pump bracket, and I can hear it easily without the engine running, just makes a little "Whine" ....it's louder when dry, prior to it priming itself if that helps...

 

[jmsmith76]

It's more than just a little whine right now. It got a little quieter once it primed itself. I'm wondering if I just tightened my clamps down too tight.

 

[Old OutLaw]

it yours mounted in the SD bracket ?

 

[Old OutLaw]

upon thinking about it, I remember thinking when I was tightening the clamp on the pump that it wasn't going anyplace,
and leaving it loose enough to be able to just twist it in the foam cushion a bit, with some effort....

 

[jmsmith76]

I made my own. It's just a couple clamps welded onto my mounting bracket.

 

[jmsmith76]

upon thinking about it, I remember thinking when I was tightening the clamp on the pump that it wasn't going anyplace,
and leaving it loose enough to be able to just twist it in the foam cushion a bit, with some effort....

I torqued mine down pretty good. Can't twist the pump. I'm thinking that may have something to do with the noise.

 

[Old OutLaw]

oh, ok, that's cool, I would spread them a bit and get a piece of 1/4 inch foam and pad the pump tho....it will help dampen the sound, and will also vibration dampen it some....

pump needs a good Blankie.....

 

[jmsmith76]

I used the foam that came with the Carter pump.

 

[jmsmith76]

Here's the photo from the mockup... It's a lot tighter than this now.

 

[Old OutLaw]

uhuh, well, I cannot hear mine with the engine running, but I'm old, and getting hard of hearing so.......

I can hear it with the window up when I go to start it tho, if that helps ?

 

[Old OutLaw]

hmmmm, well, you could try loosening it up a bit, won't hurt a thing, and that could well be it....

 

[jmsmith76]

Yeah, I'll try loosening it up after work today and see how it does. Speaking of work, I should probably get back to it... :lookaround: