Just will not go.

[CROW T. ROBOT]

Here's what I broke on Saturday.

I was trying to remove it to see what shape the filter inside was in and ended up snapping the two lines closest to the rear right off. So, being that it has the same connections as a regular canister style filter, I was thinking of replacing it with two of them. Weird that there's NO filter after the high pressure pump. and yes, I searched high and low for one. I've read that it could have come with either this one, or the one after the pump.

Damn free truck.

 

[--weezl--]

yeah, that's not me, and i live in calgary, not edmonton... the hack in my picture stole my name, which i've been using for about 10 years

 

[Millster]

Here's what I broke on Saturday.

I was trying to remove it to see what shape the filter inside was in and ended up snapping the two lines closest to the rear right off. So, being that it has the same connections as a regular canister style filter, I was thinking of replacing it with two of them. Weird that there's NO filter after the high pressure pump. and yes, I searched high and low for one. I've read that it could have come with either this one, or the one after the pump.

Damn free truck.

I had to look back in the thread to see what year your truck was. You're fighting the same fight I am with the mystery fuel issues. If I may add to your fun, my truck is a late-year 1986 X-Cab. As such, it has two tanks with two lift pumps (one in each tank), a fuel selector valve, the accumulator with filter (the part that broke on your rig), a high-pressure pump and then a canister filter hidden well inside the driver's side frame rail so high up it can barely be reached from underneath but so well obscured you can't see if from the top. That thing was a total pain in my arse to replace!

I've only made it as far as replacing the high pressure pump and forward fuel filter. I have not yet tackled the lift pumps or the accumulator (mine being a 4x4, the accumulator should be every bit the pig the canister filter was).
I wish I had an answer to your question about replacing the accumulator with canister type filters because I'd like to know if that will work out without starving the high-pressure of petrol in corners or on hills. My suspicion is that it would work as there was quite a bit of petrol that came pouring out of the canister filter I replaced some time back. It might just take someone going off the rails and trying it to get an answer. To be honest, I'm not far from that desperate to get mine running at this point except that now it's compounded its problems by deciding to become a four cylinder 2.9L for unknown reasons.

Mine was a freebie as well, so I definitely feel your pain!

 

[CROW T. ROBOT]

I found a thread where a guy had replaced his accumulator with 2 peices of metal brake line that he flared so he could use it in the factory connectors. We had a wicked cold snap here this week, so I won't be working on the truck anytime soon, but when I do I'll get under it again and look a little harder for the filter after the pump.

I think I might have figured out a good place to start looking for my electrical gremlin, if it works out I'll definitley let you know Millster.

 

[--weezl--]

supposed to warm up to 0 here in cow town tomorrow? i think, so i would imagine that you'll be warmer with the chinook (i assume it's a chinook)

 

[CROW T. ROBOT]

supposed to warm up to 0 here in cow town tomorrow? i think, so i would imagine that you'll be warmer with the chinook (i assume it's a chinook)

Supposed to be cold down here until Friday and then above 0 for the next week. Bloody weather.

 

[maroon93limited]

Well a new relay and ground out the terminal on the diagnostic plug and no change as the high pressure pump has always come on. So there's a couple of things checked off the list. Should I be hearing the EEC relay click at the same time as the fuel pump relay? I'm hearing anything from it.

Any easier way to get 12 volts to the pumps the dropping the tanks or taking the box off? And for some reason, I keep thinking about the selector valve not working. The plug for it just about disintegrated in my hand when I unplugged it and I'm wondering if it's crapped out, if it's not sending a signal to the pumps or something.

A local shop has a rolled 87 dual tank Ranger and being that I know the owner I'm going to ask him if I can snag the selector valve and the accumulator off of it. Maybe the pumps too.

 

[maroon93limited]

Well, gotta be the fuel pumps. Got the box off, grabbed the test light and am getting power to the pumps, but no pumps. Time to hit Ebay!