pics from the install yesterday
all we used was a billet pickup, we retained the fuel return that Fass recommends to the filler neck. The return line that has been in place was a restriction to the the previous install (I had no part of) but the line was not run properly and had a pretty good kink in it as well as did the line from the tank to the input side of the fass. I originally saw these kinks after the install and rednecked them open I thought with pressure from zip-ties at the bend, but after pulling these lines the restriction was obiviously still there. I think these restrictions were the cause of the bouncy needle on my fuel pressure gauge, it doesnt do this anymore.
What I dont like about the billet pickup kit for the lly is this: notice in one of the later pics, the cool looking blue and red an fitting, the lly doesnt use this, but I got to pay for it anyway
, evidentally the lly and lb7 shares the same kit, and the instructions dont come out and say that its not used either, I was smart enough to print instructions from several vendors, I found on "Kennedys" instructions that the lly uses the vent tube fitting instead of the supplied fitting "I think it was the vent tube fitting anyway, you just reverse two of the fittings and the biggest one becomes your pickup location. Anyway, you cut the new supplied fuel line to 9" (why in the hell doesnt it come cut to 9" from the vendor)
and use a hose clamp to attach it to the top factory fitting and the other end is attached to the billet piece that fits in the cup. After looking at the plastic portion in the cup, I bet if somebody wanted to be cheap they could remove the bottom screen portion of the stock factory piece and have the same thing (better pickup capabilities) without spending money.
Anyway, we got it back together, it now has a 5/8" hose from the pickup to the Fass unit and all new 1/2" lines out of the Fass to the fuel cooler. I bought new 45* an fittings for the Fass from Jegs to help get smoother bends in the fuel lines to keep from getting any kinks this time. My original lines were +/- 4 years old and in bad shape, lots of wet spots on the old lines.
Once everything was in place the truck fired up pretty quick, ran for a minute and died. I did bring the truck to the shop with about 5 gallons in it, anyway it died on an incline, pumped the filter housing and got it started again and drove about a block, died again. Went & got 5 gallons of fuel in a jug and filled it to the truck, drove two more blocks and the truck died (probably air in the lines), got it started without priming and made it to the filling station. Its been running fine ever since.
I'd like to thank Alligator for the Pickup, and Larry (68Skylark) and Chad (one of my buddies) for helping with this install. Larry provided the shop with the lift and he did the actual install of the billet parts in the pickup :hug:
