5.7 diesel up and running

[dieselolds]

Thanks jay.I’ll definitely look into that and give it a go.Yesterday on eBay I came across a new elastomer insert drive governor cage which does away with the flex ring along with a o-ring/seal kit.I have a new old stock 3271 pencil injector pump that doesn’t have much use on it.It has no E tag on one of the governor screws like my current pump does so I want to take it apart and get rid of the flex ring altogether and set it aside for when I do need it.I also bought the updated idle spring kit that I’ve used on other pumps in the past.

 

[dieselolds]

Today I made a stab at replacing the old fuel tank sending unit in favor of a updated version with the water in fuel sensor.The old fuel line hoses are gone now.I got rid of all that along the chassis.Tomorrow I hope to install the new hoses and get the water in fuel wiring started.The old sending unit has a paint gun screen upon it that my father installed many years ago.

 

[dieselolds]

I think this will be a great feature when I finally have the water in fuel harness all in place.The new fuel lines are installed along the chassis up to the sending unit.The wiring connector is in position at the sending unit.I just need to run the harness along the chassis now and into the cab.I also have some brass fittings to go from 3/8 Barb to 1/8 npt which is what the lift pump uses upon the frame.Right now it has 5/16 Barb to 1/8 npt but I’m changing out those fittings tonight.