Recent content by Ronnie9000
-
R
Fuel Pump Install Problem
Update: I just got another pump, it has practically no play in the arm. I put it in the truck, and fuel pumped through within 5 seconds of cranking. So i guess it was the pump after all. Thanks everybody for your help!- Ronnie9000
- Post #12
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
-
R
Fuel Pump Install Problem
I finally got around to pulling off the new fuel pump. Here's what i found in comparison: old pump: side-to-side play in the arm was .028" new pump: side-to-side play in the arm .071", so roughly 2.5 times the play of the old one. Or about 1/32 compared to 5/64. In comparison that's a...- Ronnie9000
- Post #11
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
-
R
Fuel Pump Install Problem
Hi everyone-- I haven't had a chance to take off the pump and look at it again. I'm fairly sure it's not a fuel selector valve or line obstruction, because I actually unhooked the main fuel line and connected a 2 foot length of fuel hose to the pump intake and ran it into a can of diesel...- Ronnie9000
- Post #9
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
-
R
Fuel Pump Install Problem
Hey Oledirtypearl86- I guess i'll have to pull it off the truck one more time. When i do that tomorrow I'll compare the play between the old and the new and report back. Thanks!- Ronnie9000
- Post #3
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
-
R
Fuel Pump Install Problem
Howdy folks-- My 1990 F350 wouldn't start the other day. I had changed the fuel filter about a week earlier and driven very little since then (<10 miles probably) with no issues. So at first i suspected something was wrong with my filter install. I had zero pressure at the schrader valve. I...- Ronnie9000
- Thread
- Replies: 12
- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
