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I only mentioned it because they are pretty reliable and very strong. I do agree that getting a rebuilt one is expensive. Been there, done that. But if he can find one that doesn't scratch when shifted they are usually good to go. Aside from the irritating gear noise.
Another idea as far as a drive train swap could be a 12 or 24v 6bt cummins with a ford zf-6 transmission. It's plenty strong for a deuce and has a .72 overdrive. Shouldn't be super hard to locate one since they were available in ford superduties for over 10 years.
There's a guy in California that put a fuller 6 speed in an a3. It barely fit but he didn't need to move the t case. If your doing an engine swap anyways you can shift the engine an inch or 2 forward to gain some clearance if need be.
That would be pretty awesome. I always thought the duramax and Allison would be amazing in a bobber. 6x6 I'd probably go 6bt cummins or navistar dt466 with a fuller 6 speed.
Not enough pressure from that electric pump to reliably feed the hh.
That's why I said put a wanted ad up. Or call ambac. They are actually pretty cool about selling parts directly to the customer. Or even an email to them. They are good about replying.
I know at least at one time...
If you can find an injector pump shop they can usually rebuild them for cheaper than a grand. Usually.
Unfortunately your hh is on its last leg. That's the big money part of the pump and they can't fix it. Only replace it.
What you could do is put up a wanted ad for a booster pump and buy a...
Patracy accidentally ran his dry and that killed his head within only a few miles. I'm sure his hh was already fairly worn but when something catastrophic happens it doesn't take long to put it over the edge and kill it.
Unfortunately this isn't the greatest injector pump design I have dealt with.
Sounds like your booster pump failed leading to fuel starvation to the hh. This will wear out a hh real fast. If I had to guess a new injector pump is in your near future.
P.m gimpyrobb or Floridianson. They may have the parts you need. I would try and pull it to see if it's shaft broke. It's just a small gear pump. Not much to go wrong.
How clean is your fuel tank and fuel filters?
Also, check and see what pressure your booster pump is putting out. It should produce 70 or 80ish psi.
Check your oil level also. If the booster pump seal has failed it will fill the crank case with oil. If it really went to crap then it...
Either put a socket on the harmonic balancer or put the t case in neutral and wedge a pry bar into the u joint on the prop shaft. Put the transmission into 4th gear.