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That sounds like quite the adventure.
Funny you should mention Fernley. I got a kind of job offer from there Wednesday. He that he was joking around, but the way that he said it, I kind of wonder if he's having trouble finding and/or keeping help. I wouldn't take it anyway.at Fernley which is 35 miles east of Reno.
Mine does. I have it tapped in around the same spot. I'll guess that it probably takes maybe 5 minutes. I haven't timed it. I had one pump that it might have taken a minute to drop to 0 after the engine was shut off. That one would only build a max of 17" on my gauge, but that was enough to work the power brakes just fine. My gauge is a cheap one and it may not be really accurate. It could read a few inches off.After shutting engine off, is it normal to lose pressure back to zero?
Could it be a fuel filter restriction? If you have a low micron fuel filter(<10) that could be it.I think I might have found the maximum capability of the stock mechanical lift pump… I have 5 psi of fuel pressure at idle but have about a quarter to half inch of vacuum when I really get on it in higher RPMs. That’s measured at the filter head.
I agree that if you're turning up the IP with no real power difference then something is amiss on the fuel supply side, and vacuum is no good! My mechanical lift pump works well with a maxed out stocker IP.I found this out when I turned up my pump again (Moose Junior, 90cc?). I put 3 flats to it a while back, seemed barely better. So I put another 3 to it today. Noticed zero difference at all. Maybe a touch more smoke before it lit off. Timing set at 5* currently.
I think the way to go if you need two is side-by-side, as in parallel. Think of two box fans pushing air in the same direction. Side-by-side they push about twice as much. But tape them together or put them in a tunnel the same size as they are and they might flow 5% more air. The one thing they will do is blow that 105% more air with more torque, but max FLOW won't be much more than a single. Point is if 46gph isn't enough then adding another in series still won't go past 46gph.I plan on putting a Walbro FRB-13 on sometime this week, and deleting the mechanical pump. That might not quite cut it, but I’ll give it a try.
I called the folks at Walbro, it seems that I can stack the pumps if needed. I might wind up doing that, but I’ll just start with one pump. They can be pushed or pulled through, so having a second pump on a switch for when you need it is an option. They are auto regulating pumps, only cycle as needed. If it holds at the desired pressure then it will just stop pumping until it is out of the range it seeks, then it resumes. I think it can bleed back through itself but it’s self priming anyways so it will probably work great. Should be nice for priming a new fuel filter. The pump has an 18,000 hour service life, and is made in the USA.
Yeah really! There's a lot of Holley corpses around these parts...Hopefully I have better luck than with the Holley pumps that I kept going through in my 86.
Not sure if this was responded to or not but I haul 1500-2k in the bed all the time with no problems. obviously axle/tire/chassis ratings all come into play at some pointRandom.. but wondering how much weight you guys would comfortably put in the bed for a couple hour trip? Looking at 1500-2000lb (45lb weight plates) and wondering how it'd handle that for a 3hr move.
With a high an' canvas-covered load no doubtFinally get to Winnemucca
I changed it after making that post, no difference, so I doubt that’s the issue. I had put a new filter on when I put the Moose IP in, for what that’s worth.Could it be a fuel filter restriction? If you have a low micron fuel filter(<10) that could be it.
I don’t know what Moose does to their pumps, but I’m going with I am probably not getting enough fuel.I agree that if you're turning up the IP with no real power difference then something is amiss on the fuel supply side, and vacuum is no good! My mechanical lift pump works well with a maxed out stocker IP.
That’s true, I would just have to made a manifold of some sort. Or just fuel hose and Ts…I think the way to go if you need two is side-by-side, as in parallel. Think of two box fans pushing air in the same direction. Side-by-side they push about twice as much. But tape them together or put them in a tunnel the same size as they are and they might flow 5% more air. The one thing they will do is blow that 105% more air with more torque, but max FLOW won't be much more than a single. Point is if 46gph isn't enough then adding another in series still won't go past 46gph.
I haven’t had much experience with the Facets, a friend of mine had one on his truck, it never gave him any problems, he sold it and bought a PSD. I think I have a Facet somewhere in a box maybe, but the Holleys I had were always leaking…Yeah really! There's a lot of Holley corpses around these parts...