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As I go back and have re-read this thread, and have literally lurked 100’s of other’s
#1- I’m amazed at what I have learned in the past year.
#2- How awesome “this” community is. I spent a couple months researching prior to deciding which forum to join.
I’ve been talked down off the ledge a couple of times, and believe I’ve done the same for a couple of others.
A few times I’ve wished that I had an unlimited bankroll and could have just done everything at once, but hindsight is 20-20, and I would have made uneducated decisions and most likely would have paid someone else to do the job.
For some turning the key and knowing it starts is enough.
Knowing why and how the symphony of parts is orchestrated, now that is cool, diagnosing and fixing, even cooler. Besides the scraped knuckles and grime.
#1 - You are not alone in what you have learned and we have learned from you as well.
#2 - This is the best online community on the internet in my humble opinion. People like you and so many others make this a friendly, hospitable, educational and entertaining place to be. Sometimes members don't see eye to eye, but that is just a social environment. Our ability to help members work through problems with their vehicle or within their life is a core competency that the FTE has engrained into it. All thanks to the members!
We all need advice and help from time to time, even those that don't like to admit it. We all need to be talked down from the ledge from time to time. Be it figuratively or literally...
These old vehicles are like us... They are cranky at times, broken at times, but with a bit of TLC they can be made to work very well and efficiently for as long as we can keep them going.
Stick around sir, people like you are what makes this community what it is, which is the opposite of some of the other social media platforms that are full of hostility, aggression and downright ignorance!
I just used 1/2" fuel line or whatever size it was for the vents. One of them broke rather than pulling it off so I had no choice.
I think you'll really enjoy putting the pump frame filter in. I know I loved the feeling of diesel fuel in my armpit.
If I were to give any advice, have some sort of a plug ready, and tackle the rear side first. Its harder to get off and takes longer. It was a real pita with the pump side disconnected and dripping diesel everywhere while I struggled taking that shrink fit line off.
edit: It is disappointing to open the tank and see everything in great shape inside, isn't it. Kind of feels like a wasted effort. BUT, I no longer have that worry at the back of my mind.
If you do the tank side first, you shouldn’t siphon any fuel out when unhooking the suction line from pump. But, a quick shot of compressed air should break the siphon and slllowvyou to work drip free.
Every once in awhile I see clean tank and screens. But I rarely see the umbrella intact. That is a good enough reason to do the mods. We definitely want to suck fuel off the BOTTOM of the tank to avoid growing an ecosystem down there!
I (and my wife) could hear a difference at when up to speed ~55mph. She had no idea what I had done to the truck. As we’re driving I asked if she thought anything was different. She says in kind of a surprised voice “yeah, it sounds quieter.” Thought maybe I was just wishful thinking until she verified my thoughts.
