What type of fuel lines anybody recommend from tank rearward?
Fuel line September 23, 2020, 07:07:38 pm What type of fuel lines anybody recommend from tank rearward? Quote Selected
Re: Fuel line Reply #1 – September 23, 2020, 07:08:50 pm Quote from: Tomibach – September 23, 2020, 07:07:38 pmWhat type of fuel lines anybody recommend from tank rearward?Just go to the search, lots of info here from people who have done it, like myself.Chris Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Fuel line Reply #2 – September 23, 2020, 07:46:10 pm I replaced my six month ago with 37 ft 3/8 rubber fuel line hose gates on generator and 57'ft 1/2' rubber fuel line hose gates on motor using hose clamps on the same fittings have put over 8000 miles no problems did the job myself $432.00 in parts or material from tank to filter I also pressure tested them at over 125 psi Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Fuel line Reply #3 – September 23, 2020, 08:06:09 pm I also did mine but used 5/8th for engine. Hose was from Greenline but same as the marine ones BBean used. Luckily my Brother was able to get them for me thru his company account so my cost was $300 Canadian.Not a fun job but glad it is over. I am now working on adding the Fass pump like Don has but waiting till we can go over the border to Washington state and get it installed at supplier. I cannot get to lift pump to replace lines due to my back problems so this I have to pay someone to do . Agree with Don that it should save the injector pump as it is a Caps too.John h Quote Selected 4 Likes
Re: Fuel line Reply #5 – September 24, 2020, 09:11:07 am Quote from: John Haygarth – September 23, 2020, 08:06:09 pm. I am now working on adding the Fass pump like Don has but waiting till we can go over the border to Washington state and get it installed at supplier. I cannot get to lift pump to replace lines due to my back problems so this I have to pay someone to do . Agree with Don that it should save the injector pump as it is a Caps too.John hWill installing an auxiliary pump effectively substitute for a failed pump in the Caps assembly? Quote Selected
Re: Fuel line Reply #6 – September 24, 2020, 10:58:19 am Quote from: Chuck Pearson – September 24, 2020, 09:11:07 amWill installing an auxiliary pump effectively substitute for a failed pump in the Caps assembly?An important difference between the electronic ISC 8.3 CAPS based engines (1999 through 2003?) and the and the earlier mechanical C8.3 is that the electronic lift pump on the ISC only runs for about 30~45 seconds when you first turn the key on. Obviously the mechanical lift pump on the C8.3 runs as long as the engine is running. Installing a full time HD electric pump like the FASS bypasses the OEM ECM controlled lift pump and feeds a high volume low pressure (12~17psi) supply to the injection pump so that CAPS pump fuel supply is under pressure rather than suction while the engine is running. The OEM lift pump is left in place because the return line is plumbed through a manifold that is an integral part of the OEM lift pump assembly. Prior to doing this mod, I experienced intermittent stop engine lights under load which got more frequent over time. So far, installing the FASS full time pump has completely solved the stop engine light issue, at the very least putting off an expensive ($3K+) CAPS pump replacement. I plan to do a write up on the process as time permits.Don Quote Selected 9 Likes
Re: Fuel line Reply #7 – September 24, 2020, 07:14:01 pm Pump works, cardboard like swarf in the fuel tank doesn't, sooo..... Quote Selected
Re: Fuel line Reply #8 – September 24, 2020, 07:55:44 pm Fuel lines stock were rubber. I assume the replacements mentioned are not rubber exactly? Quote Selected
Re: Fuel line Reply #9 – September 24, 2020, 08:52:28 pm Quote from: Tomibach – September 24, 2020, 07:14:01 pmPump works, cardboard like swarf in the fuel tank doesn't, sooo.....? Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: Fuel line Reply #10 – September 25, 2020, 12:12:54 am Quote from: Tomibach – September 24, 2020, 07:14:01 pmPump works, cardboard like swarf in the fuel tank doesn't, sooo.....Think I would want to figure out what it is (Cardboard like scarf) and if is small enough to pass thru inlet line to filter. Have you visually looked at the filters? Fuel polishing may be a option, but if you have to drive several hundred miles to get it done, I think you have done it yourself. Hundreds of gallons of fuel is pumped and returned to the tank and repumped again and again. IMO Scott Quote Selected
Re: Fuel line Reply #11 – September 25, 2020, 06:22:09 pm It appears my fuel tank is fouled with a cardboard like substance Quote Selected
Re: Fuel line Reply #12 – September 25, 2020, 06:26:56 pm Post a pic of the substance when you can get it out of the tank. Have no idea what it could be. Quote Selected
Re: Fuel line Reply #13 – September 25, 2020, 06:40:28 pm It wouldn't be Algae growing in you tank from fuel standing to long I've seen this in fishing boats that sat all winter long that are only used two months out of the year just like algae growing in a fish tank I've heard that happening in big trucks tractor trailers too you can get additives to add into the fuel it would have to be bad to grow in to cardboard is it old fuel if it was was winter here in Canada fuel can gel up we have to add additives when we come up from down south in the winter months here in Canada we have summer fuel and winter fuel Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Fuel line Reply #14 – September 25, 2020, 07:19:42 pm will post a photo when we get that far, it got as far as the large filter/water separator inlet, no further, clogs the line from the tank to the water separator, as the pickup for the generator is farther off the tank bottom, it is not affected...pix to come... Quote Selected
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