I'm having bit of a vapor lock issue (I think), similar to what's being discussed in another thread. The truck starts up fine, first crank every time when cold, but if I leave it sit for ten minutes or more it becomes hard to start. I have to crank it for 10 seconds with the pedal on the floor and then it will finally start, and send out a small cloud of smoke.
I wonder if it's a vapor lock issue, and so I've watched the clear fuel filter and there seems to be some air bubbles coming up from the pump.
i have an electric pump as well as the original mechanical pump installed, and have them both running. I would like to take the mechanical pump out of the equation.
can I just bypass the pump with a new line, and let the pump just stay attached to the engine? Is there a proper way to remove the original mechanical pump from the system?
secondly, I want to put a return line back to the tank from the fuel filter. I will buy a filter with two outputs, and one input, but is it as simple as running a line from the pump to the inlet of the filter, and then running one outlet line back to the tank, and the other outlet line to the carb? Should the filter be as close to the carp as possible?
I wonder if it's a vapor lock issue, and so I've watched the clear fuel filter and there seems to be some air bubbles coming up from the pump.
i have an electric pump as well as the original mechanical pump installed, and have them both running. I would like to take the mechanical pump out of the equation.
can I just bypass the pump with a new line, and let the pump just stay attached to the engine? Is there a proper way to remove the original mechanical pump from the system?
secondly, I want to put a return line back to the tank from the fuel filter. I will buy a filter with two outputs, and one input, but is it as simple as running a line from the pump to the inlet of the filter, and then running one outlet line back to the tank, and the other outlet line to the carb? Should the filter be as close to the carp as possible?
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