Howdy gang. I've been away and out of the game for a while, having read and searched posts for an hour, I miss this site. Long story short, my son wants to drive a deuce in the FFA event next week. Been 6 years since a deuce fired up.
1 Drained fuel and cleaned tank it was gummy shellac looking.
2 Changed all 3 fuel filters
3 Bought new in tank pump and replaced it ($$ adding up now)
Last night we turned on the switch and got good fuel flow all the way to the inlet side of the mechanical fuel pump at the IP. Determined that fuel was just tricking out the outlet side of mechanical pump, not enough pressure to climb the fuel line to the secondary and final filters.
1 The engine shutoff cable is functional and in.
2 The bleeders on secondary were open and closed and still no luck
3 I cranked the starter a couple seconds and did get the fuel to dribble faster from the outlet but still not much.
Could the mechanical pump just be gummed up like the tank and old fuel pump?
Should I try to run Acetone or something just through the pump with the in and out lines removed?
Removing it looks a bit scary to me with no gaskets, seals, knowledge on hand.
Thank you very much for any insights you may offer.
Unfortunately, the truck is in a bldg. with limited equipment and my brain is limited a bit less than our tool box.
1 Drained fuel and cleaned tank it was gummy shellac looking.
2 Changed all 3 fuel filters
3 Bought new in tank pump and replaced it ($$ adding up now)
Last night we turned on the switch and got good fuel flow all the way to the inlet side of the mechanical fuel pump at the IP. Determined that fuel was just tricking out the outlet side of mechanical pump, not enough pressure to climb the fuel line to the secondary and final filters.
1 The engine shutoff cable is functional and in.
2 The bleeders on secondary were open and closed and still no luck
3 I cranked the starter a couple seconds and did get the fuel to dribble faster from the outlet but still not much.
Could the mechanical pump just be gummed up like the tank and old fuel pump?
Should I try to run Acetone or something just through the pump with the in and out lines removed?
Removing it looks a bit scary to me with no gaskets, seals, knowledge on hand.
Thank you very much for any insights you may offer.
Unfortunately, the truck is in a bldg. with limited equipment and my brain is limited a bit less than our tool box.