Fuel pump
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Uh... yeah! A fuel pump can't pump if it's not hooked up to anything. But obviously someone bypassed it and unhooked it. Probably because it went bad. My advice is to rip out whatever electric junk they rigged up and use a new mechanical pump.
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If you decide to keep using the electric pump, take off the old pump (in the picture) and put a cover plate over the hole. (You can get them at local auto parts stores or Summit) Personally, I prefer electric over the old mechanical pumps. I had one in my 69 F350 and the new owner says it still working fine.
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How do you do this? Do you just run some Y splitters on the line or something?
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i just run a inline elec. fuel pump using a toggle switch under the dash.. the manual pump will draw thru the inline electric pump.. at least all the ones i have done would
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So you just run lines from the electronic pump to the manual pump?
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Two pumps is completely unnecessary unless the truck will be sitting for LONG periods of time and you don't want to get under the hood to help start it.
It also will create restriction unless they are both running. Over working the one that is running. And could result in fuel starvation under heavy load.
Even a filter being before the pump is not recommended. (But that can be debated)
There's really no point to have two pumps.
It also will create restriction unless they are both running. Over working the one that is running. And could result in fuel starvation under heavy load.
Even a filter being before the pump is not recommended. (But that can be debated)
There's really no point to have two pumps.
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