1986 F-250 Progress Thread
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yes, the 87 carbed manual pump, both 351W and 4650. is the forgotten stepchild of the fuel system industry. No one that I know of makes them aftermarket. There are a few remanufactures out there but they are disappearing slowly as well.
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I imagine the only other thing besides that would be an electric low-pressure pump with a fuel pressure regulator?
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Wow, I thought I was half dead in the water with mine, guess not. Now if only my main rear tank sending unit would work. When I first put gas in it last year, the sender didn't work at first but on the way home it worked, for a day. Then quit and never worked again. Sunk float maybe? don't know. I have a float from the old midship sender, if that's the problem then I'll have a free fix. I'll have to pull the rear tank someday.
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Same rules apply for 86-87 with the mechanical pumps.
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Oh well, Thanks for that Matt.
They also seem to have been obsoleted by Ford for quite some time.
Which leaves me -0- options.
The socket on the 'Hot Fuel Handling' trucks pump/sender doesn't accept my harness.
I can't even buy one of those and strip the pump before installation.
They also seem to have been obsoleted by Ford for quite some time.
Which leaves me -0- options.
The socket on the 'Hot Fuel Handling' trucks pump/sender doesn't accept my harness.
I can't even buy one of those and strip the pump before installation.
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I find it very odd how some years you can buy them at the auto parts stores and others it's some special red head step child part that nobody's hardly heard of. Yet you could go get one for a Chevy no problem for probably $50 at the local jip joint.
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I need to find the Unique senders/pickups for my truck.
'87, with a mechanical pump.
My senders are so bad I just go by mileage.
I ran out the other day... which was odd.
But then when I went to fill it, I could only get 13 gallons in.
The pickup must have rotted or fallen off and there is 6 gallons I can't get to.
'87, with a mechanical pump.
My senders are so bad I just go by mileage.
I ran out the other day... which was odd.
But then when I went to fill it, I could only get 13 gallons in.
The pickup must have rotted or fallen off and there is 6 gallons I can't get to.
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Just kidding!
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I'm out of Rep's...
I found where Bill posted the number for the midship tank.
Green Sales has 13, but they are VERY dear.
I don't see the number for the aft tank, but I'm looking for the sender/pickup assembly.
Thanks Chris!
I found where Bill posted the number for the midship tank.
Green Sales has 13, but they are VERY dear.
I don't see the number for the aft tank, but I'm looking for the sender/pickup assembly.
Thanks Chris!
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It all boils down to popularity and production numbers. Those years most, like over 80% were electric pump trucks. That's why the top of the sender is so large. They all used the same tanks. The mechanical pumps where being fazed out. Large Parts manufactures are not going to spend the money to tool up and produce such a rare part, it cost too much money to be worth it. And moreover, parts houses do not want dead money on the shelf. As for the chebby thing, as much as I dislike them, they were very good at using the same parts across the model line, unlike all the special versions Ford liked to put together. On the Chevy they are even the same tanks left and right, just two different senders across four tank numbers, and ford had a good 5-6 senders across two tanks.