my new obs has me feeling like a noob

ghohouston · Feb 18, 2014

That's the plan. I really wish I had the money to convert to e fuel, but can't swing it right now, so another carter pump it is.

Spud Monkey · Feb 18, 2014

Sounds like to me since you live in Texas there is a pick up tube screen in tank made of some sort of plastic which no fuel to keep it from dry rotting has dry rotted in tank and fell apart thus sucking broken pieces up. Had a 95 that did that.

1badpsd · Feb 18, 2014

David@BSDP said:
Sounds like a plan. The pumps are a pain to do. Most times you have to yank the turbo to do it. But you might not have to.

Believe it or not you can fit a 1/2 ratchet with shallow socket under the pedestal and take the banjo bolt out.

Powerstroke Cowboy · Feb 18, 2014

1badpsd said:
Believe it or not you can fit a 1/2 ratchet with shallow socket under the pedestal and take the banjo bolt out.

Nice! I never tried it that way. Good to know!!

ghohouston · Feb 21, 2014

Installed the new carter pump a couple hours ago, and sure enough the old pump was bad. I can't say for sure if the "lifter" if you will, on the fuel pump broke in half, or if I broke it when I pryed up on the pump with a heel bar and broke the part of the pump that sits in the block, but either way, pump wasn't working. Truck started with minal cranking once I put a battery charger on it with the new fuel pump. Thanks again guys

bluedge8 · Feb 22, 2014

ghohouston said:
Installed the new carter pump a couple hours ago, and sure enough the old pump was bad. I can't say for sure if the "lifter" if you will, on the fuel pump broke in half, or if I broke it when I pryed up on the pump with a heel bar and broke the part of the pump that sits in the block, but either way, pump wasn't working. Truck started with minal cranking once I put a battery charger on it with the new fuel pump. Thanks again guys

Cool, well it sounds like I should go buy a fuel pressure test kit, as mine was doing almost the exact same thing, luckily I have another pump laying around

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ghohouston · Feb 22, 2014

good luck to you. it was a major bish to do without removing the fuel bowl or turbo. my advice is remove the fuel bowl. this truck was parked illegally, and i needed to get it going the quickest possible way, so i decided to not do anything extra.

Powerstroke Cowboy · Feb 22, 2014

Glad you got it going again!! Fuel pumps on a OBS are a pain!

bluedge8 · Feb 22, 2014

ghohouston said:
good luck to you. it was a major bish to do without removing the fuel bowl or turbo. my advice is remove the fuel bowl. this truck was parked illegally, and i needed to get it going the quickest possible way, so i decided to not do anything extra.

Fuel bowl is gone!

ghohouston · Feb 22, 2014

So you're running stock fuel pump with no bowl? Wtf!?!?

bluedge8 · Feb 22, 2014

ghohouston said:
So you're running stock fuel pump with no bowl? Wtf!?!?

JoeDaddy fpr mod,,,
moved the fuel filter outside of the engine bay, but I haven't gotten E fuel done yet. Truck died in Nov with almost the exact symptoms as you,,,,, and that was all I needed to let it sit out the winter and not get salt on it. I am planning on getting to the no start soon, well, as soon as the 1'+ of snow off of it!!!!