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Old Nov 20, 2023 | 01:00 PM
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fuel pump broke off in engine

it broke way below the block.the part with the oring. Nothing to grab. The tappet broke off too. Anyone have experience getting it out? the piece that broke off is moving when i crank engine. im.thinking drill hole in aluminum with some sheet metal screws amd vise grips?
also where can i get a new tappet?
 
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Old Nov 20, 2023 | 01:16 PM
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your plan should work, drill while its up and use Vaseline or grease to contain chips, i have used a vacuum cleaner when drilling too

new pump comes with a tappet
 
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Old Nov 20, 2023 | 01:50 PM
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i have another pump but no tappet. engine is in a 97 van. i want to use for a dusted superduty but before i want to get it running and do compression test.

It must be a miracle but the thing actually ran for about a minute. it been sitting ten years in a muddy field. i dont know how it ran because pump is dead and the tappet is corroded seized in the casting.

 
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Old Nov 20, 2023 | 02:56 PM
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the injectors can suck out fuel back from tank but wont run 100%
 
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Old Nov 20, 2023 | 03:12 PM
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the tank has no fuel in it it was rotted out! i didnt realize it until it ran and died then tried to put fuel in and nothing. i took peak underneath and it was dripping all over. must jave started with just what was left in fuel passages. also the fuel in bowl is black with a black gooey sludge on outside.i wknder if its oil in fuel or deteriorated rubber or oring.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2023 | 08:16 AM
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algae might be growing in it if sludgy
oils will mix in the fuel
 
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Old Nov 21, 2023 | 02:28 PM
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thanks i didnt think of that. ill be running it from a jug when i get it back together. Anyone have a fuel pump tappet aka lift rod?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2023 | 03:06 PM
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thanks i didnt think of that. ill be running it from a jug when i get it back together. Anyone have a fuel pump tappet aka lift rod?
it comes with the pump

https://www.riffraffdiesel.com/mecha...uel-lift-pump/
 
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Originally Posted by knottyrope
he has a pump but it doesn't have the plunger
 
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what about temporarily running an electric pump?
 
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what about temporarily running an electric pump?
What about permanently running an electric pump?
 
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[QUOTE=BuckHammer;21041855]What about permanently running an electric pump?[/QUOTE

it will once engine goes in dusted superduty. Want to compression test before I do. ordered a cheap mechanicsl off ebay for $40
 
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