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Didn't work on Ol Blue but on the daily driver. It needed a fuel pump and I hate dropping the tank. So I got creative. It was a lot easier...
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I dropped mine with 1/4 tank of gas. Not a fun job. I was lucky, mine gave me warnings. It did the "hard start" issue where the check valve fails? so there's no initial pressure for start up.
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That's so funny. I was fighting bedbolts yesterday to do that very thing. I managed to get 235,000 miles out of my pump, but it doesn't see high temperatures very often. I did a little checking and I'm going back with an AC Delco EP377 to get a little more fuel pressure. I had never given it much thought, but I have read that it's not great to run the pumps below a quarter of a tank due to heat. I'm also going to try to keep it topped up when it's in the high 80s or the 90s here. I forgot that the pumps are in the tank to cool them, not just make them quieter. And if the pump is getting hot, then it's heating the fuel too, which probably doesn't help performance. The OBS trucks supposedly benefit from having a little bit more pressure. We will soon see. Did you guys go back in stock with the EP386 or an aftermarket replacement? Ol Blue, sounds like yours is running well now.
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I'm curious about your exhaust. The y ahead of the muffler looks like a better transition than the stock one on my 1993. Also, do you have dual cats before that? Where you live, I doubt you are running without one.
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Everything in front of the Y is factory exhaust. So if my memory serves correctly 2 cats. The Y is a Flow Master as is the muffler. The tailpipes were custom made a the exhaust shop I use in Benicia.
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Washed, waxed, and detailed wifey’s 2010 Camaro SS. That car is fun to drive, but that black paint keeps me hoppin’ trying to keep it clean! Someone told me that black vehicle owners should never let them get really dirty…….keep em fairly clean and they’ll look good longer. I’m trying!
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Is bird sh*t considered patina?
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Ol Blue,
I did that same trick last November replacing the rubber fuel filler from the tank to the filler in the bed side on a 1991 model. It wasn't my favorite day for sure.
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It was a lot easier than dropping the half full tank. I used my engine hoist to move the bed. It took less than 4 hours including cold snack breaks...
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Went to DMV to turn in the plates plates from my Chevelle and transfer plates from the Avanti to it ,the Chevelle has been in the garage for 3 years unused and the plates expired . Tried to renew online but NY has a law that if the registration is expired over a year you cant renew them. And to top it off they have a drop box in the lobby you can only do certain transactions in person with an appointment. Which does not include registrations and plate surrenders
So I walk in only about a handful of people , I asked the info clerk questions about if I had to turn in the plates and wait for the receipt before I could transfer the plates. She say wait one moment goes an talks to another clerk waves me up to the counter and she did everything right on the spot . A pleasurable experience at DMV is rare
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Nice! For the most part, they're actually really good fuel pumps... just a total PIA to replace. I've seen on the 3rd and 4th gen camaro/birds they're so difficult to remove the tank people cut holes in the floor and add a panel back over it.
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06-04-2021, 08:55 AM | #17 |
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I thought about an access hole. But I decided that I had a better idea....
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So technically it's not "on" the truck.
I assembled a new bed cover from Craftec for my stepside. The frame went together quite easily. Getting the cover on the frame was a whole different ballgame. I had to enlist the help of my wife and a bunch of four letter words. I will say it is on there quite taught. I am hoping to take the truck to the Finger Lakes in a couple weeks. It's about a 4.5 hour drive. I've done 3 hour trips with it but this would be the longest trip. I need to get a spare tire jack etc..My wife is a little nervous about taking a 37 year old truck that far. |
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I woke up. That's good enough for me. My work is done.
I think it's nap time. Yup. It is.
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Killed about a thousand gypsy moths in the catapillar stage, these things have eaten all the oak trees on the property
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Decided to clean up and reorganize the garage. Mustang should hopefully be gone in a week or two, then my GMC will be in its place.
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car shopping doesn’t normally stress me out much. It’s actually kind of fun to bring a new one home for me. This time it was stressful; just because I’d see something I was interested in only to find out it was already gone. The sales manager at the Ford dealer selling the Denali has been working with me directly on getting it purchased. She told me right now that 4-6 days on the lot is average for each used car they bring in. She said last month they set the all time record for monthly sales for that Ford dealer. Crazy stuff.
I was after a suburban or Yukon xl as I’ve got two little kids and one on the way with one more planned in the future. For now I’ve really been getting less and less enthused at the money it takes to get into a decent suburban. 40K will barley get you in door of something semi nice right now. I think We’ll drive this one around for a few years and then look back into suburbans at that time. I was able to get into this Denali in the mid 20’s which is still pricey for how old it is(2011 with 67,000 miles) but it’s in excellent condition inside and out, so I think we’ll be ok on it. I foresee a lot of people being WAY WAY upside on there loans in the coming years because of the inflated prices right now.
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I took my wife to breakfast. Then we went to a furniture store and bought two recliners for our 41st anniversary . Picked up dinner ,went home and rearranged the living room to make room for delivery next weekend.
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Took advantage of this today , 90 and humid yesterday and more to come of the same.
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