big block chevy fueling for your IDIT+!!

[aggiediesel01]

not really a fan of the engagement of the actuator rod to the cam eccentric...
but i just may fire up fusion 360 and cut me some new arms.
but that wont be until after I get this one on a engine for testing.

If you get a chance to try again, consider the actuator arm off of an original fuel pump. Those had a different shape and might give you a better engagement or at least a different set of options for modifications. Also make sure the diaphragm is rubber that’s rated for diesel. Some rubbers will swell with diesel and oil/additive pkg used in diesel engines.

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[IDIBRONCO]

hopefully one day this economy gets better and i can try again

I hope so too!

 

[Overloaded-dadbod]

I’m glad more people are experimenting. If this was done a decade ago I wouldn’t have given up and went with a FASS

 

[KansasIDI]

I think this is a really good idea. Good enough to throw some money at. I have recently had a conversation with IDIoit, and another prototype is in the works. Hopefully we can come to the point where we have high flowing, reliable, serviceable mechanical pumps.

I’ve been pretty happy with my current electric lift pump, but on half a handful of occasions I did manage to outrun it… also the 99-03 PSD lift pump isn’t exactly user serviceable. Electric pumps are great for system priming, that’s really the only thing this concept lacks, and that’s not minus a point, as the stock mechanical pump can’t do that either.

 

[IDIoit]

I think this is a really good idea. Good enough to throw some money at. I have recently had a conversation with IDIoit, and another prototype is in the works. Hopefully we can come to the point where we have high flowing, reliable, serviceable mechanical pumps.

I’ve been pretty happy with my current electric lift pump, but on half a handful of occasions I did manage to outrun it… also the 99-03 PSD lift pump isn’t exactly user serviceable. Electric pumps are great for system priming, that’s really the only thing this concept lacks, and that’s not minus a point, as the stock mechanical pump can’t do that either.

the only issue is that we went what i call "high dollar hotrod"
ive said it before, and ill say it again....
most IDI owners are either Catholic, or Christian...
but 99.9% of their wallets are Jewish.

 

[IDIoit]

If you get a chance to try again, consider the actuator arm off of an original fuel pump. Those had a different shape and might give you a better engagement or at least a different set of options for modifications. Also make sure the diaphragm is rubber that’s rated for diesel. Some rubbers will swell with diesel and oil/additive pkg used in diesel engines.

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i used a factory lift pump arm, slightly modified.
i dont know what went wrong with it, or if the kid i gave it to even installed it right.
it never got back to me, so i had to scrub it.

but @KansasIDI stepped up!
he bought a nice billet pump.
when it comes in, ill put a new arm on it.
put it on my shortblock i have and make sure it pumps...
then hopefully we have a rebuildable viable mechanical option.

this is just the first step.
but...
the rubber seals are flat seals, and can be made out of more durable material for pennies.
the pump housing is the important part!

 

[IDIBRONCO]

also the 99-03 PSD lift pump isn’t exactly user serviceable.

Nope. They're disposable.

 

[KansasIDI]

the only issue is that we went what i call "high dollar hotrod"

I wouldn’t have it any other way, personally…

ive said it before, and ill say it again....
most IDI owners are either Catholic, or Christian...

Sure.

but 99.9% of their wallets are Jewish.

Well then. I guess I’m the 0.1% this time. It’s just green ink on particularly fibrous paper that the government has declared to hold a certain amount of value. I’ll be at work again tomorrow, if it doesn’t rain. If it does, then I’ll probably take time off to run some errands and work on some other things. Work today was slipform pouring concrete feed bunks, which when we do, results in a decent bonus, so this fuel pump experiment won’t hurt me any.

 

[IDIoit]

I wouldn’t have it any other way, personally…

Sure.

Well then. I guess I’m the 0.1% this time. It’s just green ink on particularly fibrous paper that the government has declared to hold a certain amount of value. I’ll be at work again tomorrow, if it doesn’t rain. If it does, then I’ll probably take time off to run some errands and work on some other things. Work today was slipform pouring concrete feed bunks, which when we do, results in a decent bonus, so this fuel pump experiment won’t hurt me any.

im just at a really low point of my career.
i run a S corp. all my bulls are paid through the business.
to throw numbers down, im used to 90k a year play money.
during covid, i decided that it was worth more to me to keep my employees working, even if my lifestyle suffered.
fast forward 5 more years, i claimed 11k on my 2024 taxes.
this year its even less. and im down to 1 employee.


im a hustler and willing to do whatever it takes.
ive been doing car builds for my buddys to offset some of my depleted cash flow.
just tryin to keep my cars going, because my hobby in vehicles is not just for fun, it feeds my soul.

this economy is just trash.
but now i have invested in multiple operations so i can keep living.
im holding on to the future to keep things alive, and hoping to expand.

not to mention other issues in my life.
i feel like i need to reinvent my entire life for survival.
its a shat feeling, and i know im not alone.
but whatever the future has in store.....
I WILL PREVAIL

 

[KansasIDI]

im just at a really low point of my career.
i run a S corp. all my bulls are paid through the business.
to throw numbers down, im used to 90k a year play money.
during covid, i decided that it was worth more to me to keep my employees working, even if my lifestyle suffered.
fast forward 5 more years, i claimed 11k on my 2024 taxes.
this year its even less. and im down to 1 employee.


im a hustler and willing to do whatever it takes.
ive been doing car builds for my buddys to offset some of my depleted cash flow.
just tryin to keep my cars going, because my hobby in vehicles is not just for fun, it feeds my soul.

this economy is just trash.
but now i have invested in multiple operations so i can keep living.
im holding on to the future to keep things alive, and hoping to expand.

not to mention other issues in my life.
i feel like i need to reinvent my entire life for survival.
its a shat feeling, and i know im not alone.
but whatever the future has in store.....
I WILL PREVAIL

You got this. Life has its ups and downs, but as you said, you'll prevail.


Hearing other people talk about their careers often reminds me how lucky I am to have some of the highest job and profit security in the nation... whether the cattle market is up or down does not change the fact that feedlots need to be built. I'm guaranteed the opportunity for hours even with the weather that shuts down our operations, but don't always have to take them, which gives me my sporadic spare time. Being overpaid (for my age, not my skill set, according to my employer) and with few necessity expenses definitely helps my financial freedom.

We had a pretty low year as a company due to weather, but our financial doctrine kept it from hindering us, and we had a pretty successful run at the end of the year and the start of this one, short even though that is yet, so even if the weather turns for the wintry worse, we won't be too adversely affected.


If life should ever require a person to relocate, Kansas isn't too bad. The northeast part of the state has lots of industry, and opportunities. Plenty of well paying jobs around here, and if you stay at least a half hour from Kansas City or Topeka/Lawrence, and 15 minutes away from Manhattan, the cost of living is pretty low. And the Flint Hills are beautiful. The weather sucks, it's very humid, even during the winter, and ranges from -40 to 120 degrees, and not isolated to different parts of the state like some of them. Probably best to leave the western part of the state alone, I think most of the people there like their solitude.

 

[Nero]

You got this. We all are too stubborn to give up easily.

 

[IDIoit]

You got this. Life has its ups and downs, but as you said, you'll prevail.


Hearing other people talk about their careers often reminds me how lucky I am to have some of the highest job and profit security in the nation... whether the cattle market is up or down does not change the fact that feedlots need to be built. I'm guaranteed the opportunity for hours even with the weather that shuts down our operations, but don't always have to take them, which gives me my sporadic spare time. Being overpaid (for my age, not my skill set, according to my employer) and with few necessity expenses definitely helps my financial freedom.

We had a pretty low year as a company due to weather, but our financial doctrine kept it from hindering us, and we had a pretty successful run at the end of the year and the start of this one, short even though that is yet, so even if the weather turns for the wintry worse, we won't be too adversely affected.


If life should ever require a person to relocate, Kansas isn't too bad. The northeast part of the state has lots of industry, and opportunities. Plenty of well paying jobs around here, and if you stay at least a half hour from Kansas City or Topeka/Lawrence, and 15 minutes away from Manhattan, the cost of living is pretty low. And the Flint Hills are beautiful. The weather sucks, it's very humid, even during the winter, and ranges from -40 to 120 degrees, and not isolated to different parts of the state like some of them. Probably best to leave the western part of the state alone, I think most of the people there like their solitude.

ive already set my sights on south carolina.
my son settled there, and i want to be around him for my grandchild thats inevitably
in the future.

 

[KansasIDI]

ive already set my sights on south carolina.
my son settled there, and i want to be around him for my grandchild thats inevitably
in the future.

Best of luck.

 

[Clb]

Mommas talking about sellin the popstand in cal.
Gawd I hope it sticks this time...

 

[Overloaded-dadbod]

I wouldn’t have it any other way, personally…

Sure.

Well then. I guess I’m the 0.1% this time. It’s just green ink on particularly fibrous paper that the government has declared to hold a certain amount of value. I’ll be at work again tomorrow, if it doesn’t rain. If it does, then I’ll probably take time off to run some errands and work on some other things. Work today was slipform pouring concrete feed bunks, which when we do, results in a decent bonus, so this fuel pump experiment won’t hurt me any.

I’m with you on that. I’d rather dump money into these heels then a monthly payment and jacked insurance rates