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So its been a long time since I updated this thread. A couple weeks back I cut the end off the sending unit and brazed on an extension, lowering the pickup several inches and deleting the filter "sock" on the end. I also bent the float rod so it sits level with my extended pickup inlet at the...

I do know the truck will run without a lift pump (or with a bad one), but I thought that could cause fuel starvation? IE if the injector pump has to pull vacuum on the filter and lines from the tank, it can starve for fuel at higher RPM. Supplying a few PSI from the lift pump pushes fuel...

I bough the truck in Salt Lake City, just over 4000 feet. Currently in Los Angeles, and not a real noticeable difference in drivability vs Utah. I am sure altitude makes a difference, but it cannot be as bad as what I am seeing (especially since the same problem exists at sea level, literally...

So I finally got a weekend away from work, and pulled the tank this morning. I ran the truck until the fuel gauge was just above the "E" line and I figured the tank would be about empty, but it was heavier than I was expecting it to be. Once I got it out on the ground, I emptied the tank out...

CUCVSRUS, I daily drive a 79 Corvette and have a 71 Honda motorcycle that I ride and wrench on for fun. This CUCV is 5 years newer than any other vehicle I have ever owned, and nearly a decade newer than the average of my old junk. I appreciate the input, and I'm definitely not opposed to hard...

Hey folks, I've been reading on this forum for a few years, and finally got my new-to-me M1009 a couple months back. Bought it just north of SLC Utah after wrecking my 82 K5 offroading, and road tripped it back to Los Angeles the next day. It did just fine for an old truck that had been...