Lift pump recommendations
i ain't rite
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
sure do know that hill Matt.
WCM, i think you have other issues, lime mayby a restricted fuel line between tank and pump.
as Matt said, i too have done some hard pulling with the fuel pump off and only realized it when the fuel filter restriction light came on. flip the pump switch and light goes out.
the switch gets hit because it is in a bad spot. i have it wired to a fused switched power source in cab so the pump only runs when key is on, but have the switch to turn pump power off if i am doing something where need key on engine off.
every time it gets accidently turned off i say im going to move it, and then forget to by the time i get home.
WCM, i think you have other issues, lime mayby a restricted fuel line between tank and pump.
as Matt said, i too have done some hard pulling with the fuel pump off and only realized it when the fuel filter restriction light came on. flip the pump switch and light goes out.
the switch gets hit because it is in a bad spot. i have it wired to a fused switched power source in cab so the pump only runs when key is on, but have the switch to turn pump power off if i am doing something where need key on engine off.
every time it gets accidently turned off i say im going to move it, and then forget to by the time i get home.
Tuned
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From: Ougadougou
I often load 2 tons of stone, come to the traffic light exiting the supply yard and then need to climb a steep hill right across the road, not a long stretch, about 500 feet or so. By the time I am at the top I am in 3rg gear and never seen the engine starving for fuel. Tom should know the place (J. Manzo on Rt34 and Reids Hill Rd). Never measured the pressure as I have never seen a problem with mine.
One interesting thing I noticed. I have an independent switch for the pump and once drove at least 5 miles until I realized that the pump was off, and engine seemed to be happy... odd.
One interesting thing I noticed. I have an independent switch for the pump and once drove at least 5 miles until I realized that the pump was off, and engine seemed to be happy... odd.
5th Wheeling
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Still ? An off Question....but my 93 7.3 i should change Glow Plugs How Many Years ? ....and is there anywhere to Get a Relay that Lasts ? Love to Have a Direct Switch By Bass Hooked up by a Good Auto sparky
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From: Western Mass
There is no set lifetime for glow plugs, replace them when they fail. Only use genuine motorcraft/beru glow plugs, all others tend to fail rapidly, and sometimes catastrophically.
There are good directions on here somewhere on how to wire up a manual glow plug switch, might be up in the stickies, I can't remember.
There are good directions on here somewhere on how to wire up a manual glow plug switch, might be up in the stickies, I can't remember.
i ain't rite
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
the last glow plug relay i changed was around 20-25 years ago, and i put a stancor in as i was tired of the small ones dying every 3-4 years
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