Its alive! air in my carrier fuel pump.

[jlwoods99]

SO after a new champion aluminum radiator. Carrier electric fuel pump, new steel fuel return to FSV and steel supply from FSV . Return line kit much rewiring of cobbled up wiring to all the add ons. It fired up tonite, it's got distilled water in it to flush it out after I blew a upper hose this summer and the radiator was full of cotton from the hose. I've gotta get a couple flushes thru it before the freezing weather sets in here in the cold north.
My question to ya'll is in the carrier fuel pump I see in the bowl about 1" of air above the fuel level. I've bled the fuel filter at the schrader valve. The truck is running fine, is this normal not being hydraulicly full in the carrier fuel pump?

Thanks
Jim

 

[icanfixall]

Thats great to hear. The trapped air in the electric lift pump is no concern. Mine did that too but its working fine... Actually I installed it and forgot it... Kinda a Ron Popiel additude.

 

[riotwarrior]

Sounds like a lot of good productive work getting done. Nice job!...how bout some pics of the rig?

 

[gandalf]

My Carrier pump does that too. The bowl will be full when I start the engine, but after I drive a bit and check, it has that same air gap at the top of the bowl. This concerned me greatly, but the truck ran well, and showed no signs of fuel starvation. I even talked with our local Guru, Towcat, and he assured me that it was not a problem.

So, if it turns into a problem and leaves me stranded beside the road, I'll call him.

 

[RLDSL]

Mine have always done that and I've had them longer than anyone. No worries