lookforjoe Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 The 044 pump arrived. Have to start figuring out where to install it. In the mean time, I cut the floor section from a parts XC to see about intank pump access. I removed the sender so I could test fit the DW300 pump. The pumps are different in length, at the pickup end The pickup fits into sender casing which is problematic, since the DW is too short, and has no provision for the pickup. If I add an extension (like this but shorter), it will fit into the sender Top fitting transfers fine And fits into the sender housing sender sits on the bottom of the tank like this, so have to figure out the extra pickup (green tube) that normally draws the fuel sitting in the sender, or just cut it open, maybe. Note: filter orientation inverted in this pic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Played with the sender today. seal for base of pump in sender casing/housing Pump orientation in housing. There is enough give in the base seal & cap seal that the fact that the pickup is offset instead of centered does not matter. added ground strap to DW300 pump Splice DW pump wiring to sender wiring, then solder & wrap Sender orientation as it would sit in tank Just have to transfer the fuel level sender from my sender when I do the transfer. Not sure whether to vent the casing, since this pump has no internal pickup, and the ejector tube from the left side of the tank pushes fuel into the casing. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D s50r Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 What are they getting for the cam gear h? And any update or eta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcstdad Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 What are they getting for the cam gear h? And any update or eta? I contacted the company and was basically told that they make them as they are ordered, usually in between big jobs when they have some down time. Estimate was between 5-6 weeks to get them. You'll need a set of gears to send in, as they modify them. I was quoted $125/ea gear. It's on my to-do list, as are many other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 It's been much longer than 5-6 weeks for me, but he had no prior design to work from. He sent me various CAD layouts, and I settled on the one pictured above as most appropriate. I'm in no rush to remove the gears I have, so if it takes months more it doesn't matter to me. He will be adding index/reference markings for me, makes it easier to track changes, since the IPD tool won't work with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avboden Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 hmmm those adjustable cam gears seem like something ARD might be interested in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Inbetween practicing TIG welding, I've been working on my fuel setup. Decided to up the fuel lines to 3/8" from the sender up to the rail & return line to tank. Overview external pump with modified fittings inlet. 3/8 line goes on the barboutlet. 3/8 line goes on the barbS.U.R.&R fittings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 i also think it may be time for an aeromotive adjustable fpr dont you think?Looking through their stuff, I can't figure out which versions work with our return type system. Do you know what to look for? Edit- figured out its the 13129 "bypass" regulator is need. Have to figure out the fittings for it - I still want to use QC, but the aero motive -6AN to 5/16" QC fitting is $35+ per!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackT5 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Pics of welding practice? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Pics of welding practice? That's horrible. My practice, that is. I have a couple of pics in the member announcement thread, Joe (550) has been giving me pointers Looking at this aeromotive 13129 FPR, this ones comes with fittings and gauge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischmama Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 That's horrible. My practice, that is. I have a couple of pics in the member announcement thread, Joe (550) has been giving me pointers Looking at this aeromotive 13129 FPR, this ones comes with fittings and gauge I would ditch the stock fpr and go aftermarket if you are changing the lines anyway. I hate the stock location for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdlimy Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 That's horrible. My practice, that is. I have a couple of pics in the member announcement thread, Joe (550) has been giving me pointers Looking at this aeromotive 13129 FPR, this ones comes with fittings and gauge Can i say i told you so? Keep up the good work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I would ditch the stock fpr and go aftermarket if you are changing the lines anyway. I hate the stock location for it. I'm going to have to leave it down by the frame rail, no room up top that's not subject to excessive heat. I already moved it further away from the exhaust - tucked up to the frame rail, above the axle Can i say i told you so? Keep up the good work! Not a done deal yet. Have to figure out if I can fit it in the space, but I'm leaning that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Ordered an Aeromotive 13129 and gauge. Comes with 3/8npt fittings, so I can make QC adaptors using Fuel-Medic 5/16 QC line splices and 3/8npt brass fittings, cut & silver soldered. EDIT': 13129 comes with ORB-6 female ports . fuel fittings fuel line comparison (EDIT = 3/8 nylon line is NOT 8mm ID - ordered 10mm nylon line instead Jan 12/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 FPR came, but the listing is incorrect, it has custom fittings that require orings to seat. EDIT: Needs 15606 (-6AN straight o-ring [ORB] male to -6AN male flare) fittings for the FPR. Needs TS-UNI-007 (female -6AN to 5/16QC) to transition from FPR to lines. I'll have to rethink my line connections. Trying to decide what to do about the lines from FPR to rail. Can't decide whether to go over or under. Conventional wisdom seems to dictate sticking with hard lines over the motor; I certainly don't want to risk fire hazards. The problem is going to be forming steel lines to run under the motor & behind the ancillary bracket. I could run hard line along the subframe, then QC to nylon to the motor to allow for movement. I think there is less pivoting movement on the backside, which I'm sure is why they routed it that way to begin with. I also want to minimize hard angle bends - the stock 98 & 99- under motor lines have several 90º turns, actually the 99- has more than the '98 . I was thinking of switching to 3/8" line, but the ID is only .5mm (6mm stock, 6.5mm for 3/8" line) greater than the stock metal line, so maybe it's more trouble than it's worth. EDIT: using 10mm OD line (8mm ID) better than 3/8" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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