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Send and return lines are different sizes on these trucks. Making plugs for the fuel lines at the tank isn't that hard, get you hands on a couple OEM engine studs(the type with a nut at the halfway point) and cut the threads off one end leaving a smooth shaft which you will touch up with a file or fine stone so there are no sharp edges. You need one 3/8" and another 5/16" IIRC. Then grind the nut portion a little so that the stock fuel line retaining clip will hold the plug when it's inserted in the fuel line. The two on the left are what I made to delete the rear tank on my old '90.
I also got an idea to make a bed mount fuel tank that would be removable. Just in case I wanted to take it on a trip slide a 50 gallon tank in the bed hook it up flip the switch.
I deleted the front tank on my '90 in order to run dual exhaust down each side of the truck. What I did was cut the fittings off of the tank and clamped on a short piece of hose to the other end and a short piece of rod in the other. Sounds kinda redneck I know but it has been like this for a while with no issues.
I have been tinkering off and on all week fixed a fuel leak At the #1 injector tried to fire it dead battery. So now to go get a battery, o2 sensor, and a couple more gallons of gas.
I had some head scratching going on for a few days. I put a battery in it and it didn't turn over cleaned the connections on the battery no change. Crap! Charged battery no go. Huh? Jumped solenoid same thing. At this point I am thinking did I not slide the torque converter back all the way did I some how get a main cap backward. Junk starter. What the heck is it. So that was Saturday and Sunday thoughts then thought about it all day Monday. Then I am at work and it hit me. Hey stupid clean the ground on the block it's a fresh paint job. Got home at 3:45 am went out cleaned the ground hit the key and it turned right over. The starter sounds like Crap but it will work to get it running.
Fired it up today a few gallons of gas a good battery and hit the key. Oil pressure came up and motor quieted down sounded real nice. I love the way a 10.5 to 1 ford sounds bellowing through an x-pipe.
a small vacuum leak I need to find. I will probably have to go with a bigger stall. It will idle but dies when you turn the AC on. I deleted the pollution pump. This is how I made it work with a 91.5 inch belt.
Of course I removed the pump 1st and threw it in the scrap heap
Went and bought a 91 inch belt (too small) then went after a 91.5 inch belt they were out so I took home a 9190k6 1/4 inch longer than 9150k6 belt. And 5 dollars cheaper (too long) gggrrrrrrrrrrrrr. OK I get the 91.5 inch belt still too long gggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Then I got to looking at the way the alternator mounts and thought let's space that baby out to take up the slack. I had 2 valve retainers sitting on the shelf next to the truck. I loosened the top bolt removed the bottom bolts and stuck those in the bottom bolts to space that out. Now I have a tight belt. Could I have gotten away with the cheaper belt yeah if I would have spaced all 3 bolts it would have made up the difference in the longer belt. Now to get the time to shoot some pics and show what all has been made or modified
06-24-2015, 02:52 PM
