Fuel pump installed. BIG difference.

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Jan 7, 2006 | 09:59 PM

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hott-rodd

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No, I did not get it at NAPA.
It's a Baldwin CFB5000-U with 1/2" NPT in and out.

Where can we get the baldwin and how much?

Jan 8, 2006 | 10:28 AM

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I thought about that after I saw the check valve in the old pump. And now the one that I have is removed.

Hmmm. Well, I'll keep you all posted on how it goes.

Well, after a couple of weeks driving the truck with no check valve, I find there is no difference. The pump never sounds like it's drawing air even after sitting for several days. I also changed the pre-filter to something else not as restrictive as the one for the Vanagon. It was making the pump labor too much on a cold morning. It is a fine mesh screen pre-filter that is installed between the fuel tank and fuel pump on the '87 Audi 4000 Quattro. Part number 811-201-511-D. 12mm flanges on each end. It's not a substitute for the final filter for the injectors, but it's great for getting the bigger chunks out of the fuel stream. Anything that is small enough to get through will easily pass through the pump and get caught by the filter in the housing.

Jan 9, 2006 | 08:45 AM

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sc93f

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Kwik,
With your flow through the rail fuel mod, and that clear filter, you can probably look for air when you key on the truck. OF course your set-up allows for any air caught in the fuel lines to get chased back to the tank. Glad its working out for you.

Jan 9, 2006 | 09:16 AM

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The before and after improvement must be heard to be truly appreciated.

Mar 16, 2006 | 06:41 PM

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444dieselrod

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So kwik how is the longer term usage going??? it's been almost three months now. wondering on an update. I called and ordered my pump today, going to full electric hopefully within a month.....

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Mar 17, 2006 | 12:09 AM

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Funny you should ask. I just finished today relocating the pump to the rear of the truck right next to the fuel tank. I put enough Bio-diesel in the tank to make B-30 and then the weather froze overnight here. Just barely below freezing. In the morning the brand new fuel pump sounded like a mad bee in a paper bag. Cavitating badly. It has to draw that fuel out of the tank and through a 10+ foot long fuel line. It's a LOT easier for the pump to push the fuel through that line than to pull it.
I was going to start a new thread in a couple of days after I see how the new location works on a cold morning.
Other than that, the new pump is flawless and gives the engine more fuel than it can use.

Mar 17, 2006 | 02:37 PM

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glad to hear that. I have been toying around with ideas on where to put my fuel filters, pre and post pump. I would realy, realy, like to put them in the bed drivers side, just under the bed rail, and just inside of the tail gate, kinda right behind the rear fuel door.... make sense??? I do to much off roading to put all that stuff under the truck, to risky.

Do you think the pump will be able to suck the fuel up that far. I will just have a bronco tank in the rear, no front tank like stock. It should only have to pull fuel up maybe 3 feet.

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Mar 17, 2006 | 02:54 PM

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It will probably work just fine. Count on some dry starts if you leave it sit for a long time and then fire it up.
This morning my fuel pump still made that mad bee sound, but a lot less than before and only while the glow plugs were on. Once I released the button the pump got quiet and went about it's work. I don't know why the glow plugs were affecting it other than maybe the voltage drop and the pump RPM slows just enough to get noisey.
My fuel tank has a 1/2" NPT drain plug. I may decide to draw the fuel from there as I could double the size of the pipe feeding the pump.. Right now I JUST filled up so way too much fuel to change anything.