is the pickup attach to the sending unit im lost

[junior20762003]

is the sending unit the pick up for our tanks

mine is broke inside and the autopart stores are lost as hell on what im talking about he said this is what i need

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/s...ap?make=Ford&model=F-350&year=1994&vi=1126875

 

[Diesel_brad]

Yes

 

[junior20762003]

so what that link is.... is what i need

 

[lotzagoodstuff]

Scroll down this link and/or do a search on the fuel pickup "shower head" and it will all be clear when you see a couple pics.

FYI, most people just replace all this with a piece of fuel hose with a small sliver cut out of it for a pickup, also well documented.

Good luck.

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47649&highlight=shower+head

 

[lotzagoodstuff]

Is it a saddle tank?

If it's the saddle tank, you can weasel out your send unit without dropping the tank. If it's the rear tank, you've gotta drop it or pull the bed for access. If it were me, I'd pull out what you have so you know what you need, but that's just me.

Good luck.

 

[junior20762003]

yea i just now dropped the rear tank and the damn auto parts don't even carry it so im screwed till Friday i guess....... thanks a lot.. i was lost the only fuel tank i messed with was my 66 Chevy and its behind the seat so it was a blast..... but on the other end the ford rear tank almost flatted my face because i thought the shield bolts where different than the actual tank bolts like the front tank is...

 

[ford390gashog]

The entire fuel pick up assembly for our trucks is obsolete. Just repair it with a piece of 3/8 fuel hose and call it done.

 

[stumiister]

I went to O'Rielys and got a "sock" for a 12V in the tank electric fuel pump, modified it slightly and used a small hose clamp to hold it to the pickup assembly, I wanted something on the end of the pickup tube to filter the crud from getting sucked up and plugging up the fuel lines, injectors, etc...

 

[icanfixall]

Nothing in your tanks is going to plug up your lines, filters and injectors. Any diesel pumped from any service station has a filter on the pump. So these diesel fuel tanks stay really clean. Now if your running a fuel that you made up and the filtering is suspect then yes... Your tank will have "some" material in it but... The fuel filter will collect all of it. A fuel filter that gets plugged up will not pass enough fuel to run on very far. Just watch for the filter lite and change the filter..

 

[Dsl_Dog_Treat]

Nothing in your tanks is going to plug up your lines, filters and injectors. Any diesel pumped from any service station has a filter on the pump. So these diesel fuel tanks stay really clean. Now if your running a fuel that you made up and the filtering is suspect then yes... Your tank will have "some" material in it but... The fuel filter will collect all of it. A fuel filter that gets plugged up will not pass enough fuel to run on very far. Just watch for the filter lite and change the filter..

Hey Gary don't forget the selector valve getting plugged tho.

Especially for those that have experienced the 1/4 tank syndrome.

If the shower head has disintegrated, chances are good that a piece or two of that hard rubber will make it's way into the selector valve.
Had one of my customers trucks go bonkers on him, drawin gfrom both tanks but only returning to one!!!
I know sounds impossible to do but it did.

I've take filter screened socks and grafted them onto submersible rated fuel line without any problems.

 

[Brimmstone]

I usually use a fine stainless steel screen and good quality air brake line as my pickup tube. Hasn't failed yet.

 

[junior20762003]

wow thanks everybody guess im be doing some custom work LMAO thanks oilburners

 

[Dsl_Dog_Treat]

We are here to help ya spend your money........ Wisely!

 

[Brimmstone]

If you can make it up to Beaumont I'll give you a hand. We can use my big picker to pull the bed off and then rebuild both pickups the easy way. While you're here we can check and adjust the timing if needed.

 

[ford390gashog]

Your in Beaumont? Small world I'm from Vidor.