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so a couple weeks ago i switched out the fuel cell for the stock gas tank, poured some gas in and fired it up. it was idling perfectly but then i relized i had a fuel leak. turns out i forgot a clamp on the return line. anyway got that fixed but now it wont start on its own. you have to put your hand over the carb to suck in fuel. so the question is, is this a carb issue? its the stock hitachi one (i know they are junk) or my fuel pump dying? i can hear the pump and its only a few months old

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I'm workin' on it
78 chassis with 75 cab
SBC

If you can hear it from anywhere other than lying under the truck right next to it probably the pump is going bad. Make sure to keep the filter clean between the tank and the pump, they don't like dirt or rust. Stuff that will burn fine through a carb will toast an electric fuel pump.

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'78 Chevy LUV,1.9,4sp,headers,31's,SAS Dana 30,Dana 20,SOA rear w/Aussie Locker, rough body, bought new 12/4/78.
'87 Trooper,2.3,5sp,headers,31's,ball joint flip & spacer,Aussie Locker rear,Superwinch hubs,brush guard w/5.5K winch,more to come.

ok im gonna replace the pump today with a spare i got and ill let ya know if that works

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I'm workin' on it
78 chassis with 75 cab
SBC

Make sure you have fuel filters in line before and after the pump.

i do, should probably change them out though. my fuel cell had a bunch of dirt inside that probably led to the death of the pump

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I'm workin' on it
78 chassis with 75 cab
SBC

got her runnin, the fuel pump was the culprit.

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I'm workin' on it
78 chassis with 75 cab
SBC

Make sure to keep a couple of filters in the truck just in case.Also a good idea to keep an extra pump behind the seat...my pumps don't make it more than a year.

which pumps don't last more than a year? I was running a Mr. Gasket MG12S I believe, for a while

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1979 4wd Mikado. G200, Gemini 250 Turbo, Clive Cam, Offenhouser Intake, JE Pistons, maXspeeding Forged Rods, Blow Thru Weber, Trooper 5spd, Intercooled

thanks for the tip!

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I'm workin' on it
78 chassis with 75 cab
SBC

I live in South Dakota.The pumps aren't perfectly sealed so the electrical gets dirt and sand in them. And to make matters worse I drive on rough gravel roads quite a bit and the pump gets smacked with rocks etc. And my cross member is bent where the pump is usually mounted so there is not as much protection where i have it mounted.There had been a recall on two of the pumps I had.
I am seriously thinking about buying a 200 dollar pump and mounting a fuel cell so I can hold more fuel and use a better pump.