Sunday, September 25, 2005
Mo' wiring & fuel pickup tube
Above left is a photo of the warning light cluster adapter harness. The remaining photos are of the fuel pickup tube I fabricated.
As the in-tank fuel pump had to be removed (the diesel has its own pump, fuel can't really be drawn through the electric pump and running the electric would produce too much line pressure), a pick-up tube had to be made to replace it in the armature.
I decided to cut the tube and add a flare fitting, which allowed the use of a standard union and another short piece of fuel/brake line. The Harbor Freight $13 flaring kit worked perfectly well for this - just be sure you 1) get the double flaring kit and 2) install the fitting before flaring the line.
The new line was cut and slipped into a Carter sock filter (no idea about the stock application, but I assume it fits some sort of fuel pump. Picked from a catalog at the parts place. I'll post the part number if anyone is interested...), which was perfectly sized. I added a hose clamp to make sure it won't fall off the line, but it fits so snugly it's probably overkill.
There were two holes in the top plate where the wires passed through, so I welded them shut. I plan on painting it before installation.
The filter was expensive, around $20, but the rest of the parts were very cheap. I think this should do the job just fine.
posted by acy76, 10:02 PM
1 Comments:
commented by Anonymous, 10/28/2005 11:57 PM
a 1988 Trooper. What holds it
to the tank ?
Is it hard to get out ?
jay@caltechprecision.com