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The restoration/modification of Daisy.

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Deuling said:
Wow scary dude. Sounds like its looking ok?
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Yeah man she's good. I took the day off to play gopher and keep her comfortable. She's home, relaxing. She's a little sore but I'm at Walgreens getting her prescriptions now.

Yeah Doug I went 4.88, I'm thoroughly pleased with the gears, it was absolutely the right choice.
 
So i can deal with one of my girls being sick but not two..
My fuel pump has been really talkative lately, over the last couple weeks it's been getting a lot louder. Today on my way home from the bank she fell on her face at 2000-2500rpm, i was able to limp home at 35mph or so. i plugged in my scanner and i'm not getting any codes but i can't see fuel pressure with it. the reader for my TCU is giving me a TPS fault but i have a feeling that because it's seeing a drastic irregularity between throttle position and engine RPM as the PCM isn't giving me a TPS fault code. i'm gonna test my fuel pressure soon but i'm pretty sure my fuel pump is giving up on me. i'm gonna look for the receipt from the pump to see if it's under warranty...
 
Man, same here...

Everyone said thats the way to do it. Hell I wouldn't mind paying for a new pump if I didn't have to drop the tank! I'm sure its full of gas too!
 
Not totally full but enough to make it a pain lol.

Still want that bigger burb tank Scott?:haha:
 
Cut a hole in the floor. Line the edges with metal strap, silicone the piece back in when you are done. I can send you pics of how I did mine if my description doesn't make sense.
 
BTW now would be a good time to cut a hole in the floor. Takes less than 5 minutes to change the tank on Horton
 
I've planned on a hole in the floor for a while. I even center punched the corners of where the hole will be. Just need to cut it.
 
Glad the missus is on the mend!!

I highly recommend a fuel pressure gauge on the fuel rail or pressure line. One of those 1.5" direct mount pieces that jegs/summit/etc sell. You were in town today when it happened. What happens if it starts running like this on a trail?? Miles or days from nowhere?? Do you install the spare pump you have with you or is it something else. A gauge on the rail will reduce the diag time and keep the other occupants happier......
 
The restoration/modification of Daisy… [regeared to 4.88 and killed the fuel ...

mosesburb said:
Glad the missus is on the mend!!



I highly recommend a fuel pressure gauge on the fuel rail or pressure line. One of those 1.5" direct mount pieces that jegs/summit/etc sell. You were in town today when it happened. What happens if it starts running like this on a trail?? Miles or days from nowhere?? Do you install the spare pump you have with you or is it something else. A gauge on the rail will reduce the diag time and keep the other occupants happier......
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That's true. Damn good idea.
 
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muddysub said:
internal, AC delco EP381.
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:doah:

This is one development in newer automobiles that I do not appreciate at all.

Is there anything that is keeping you from switching to an external pump now? May be more fun than swapping out the internal pump. And having 1.5 fuel pumps is kind of like having a backup pump, right? :haha:
 
Internal pumps are much more reliable. I addition to the fuel keeping the pump cool. And quiter. No reason at all to go to an external pump
 
blazinzuk said:
Internal pumps are much more reliable. I addition to the fuel keeping the pump cool. And quiter. No reason at all to go to an external pump
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I learn new things every day! Is that true for internal pumps in general, or just new pumps? How do the old engine-mounted mechanical pumps fare?

FWIW, my observation is that the '88-era external electric pump that I added to my (diesel) Suburban is quite a bit quieter than a typical internal pump. I have a hard time determining whether it's running when I flip the switch. For what that's worth. :dunno:
 
blazinzuk said:
Internal pumps are much more reliable. I addition to the fuel keeping the pump cool. And quiter. No reason at all to go to an external pump
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This.
I never expected the pump to die after a year. The pump in there now is an AC delco, I'm sure this is a fluke. I'm going to replace the pump and filter both, mainly because I can get both for $112, shipped free, through summit where the pump alone is $145 locally. And partially because of the heavy equipment/hydraulic mechanic in me, any time a pump goes, the filters go with it.
 
muddysub said:
This.
I never expected the pump to die after a year. The pump in there now is an AC delco, I'm sure this is a fluke. I'm going to replace the pump and filter both, mainly because I can get both for $112, shipped free, through summit where the pump alone is $145 locally. And partially because of the heavy equipment/hydraulic mechanic in me, any time a pump goes, the filters go with it.
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That's a great price and definitely go with the AC Delco.

I made the mistake of using an Autozone pump in the Tahoe, that bastard left us stranded in Tahoe on the side of the highway. Never do that again....
 
muddysub said:
This.
I never expected the pump to die after a year. The pump in there now is an AC delco, I'm sure this is a fluke. I'm going to replace the pump and filter both, mainly because I can get both for $112, shipped free, through summit where the pump alone is $145 locally. And partially because of the heavy equipment/hydraulic mechanic in me, any time a pump goes, the filters go with it.
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Aside from the warranty at summit, you can get the same pump on eBay for $36.

Edit: I see now that that is for the filter too, I assume you have the vette filter/regulator?
 
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