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    Help me swap my Fuel Pump, and 1/2 tank of gas :(

    wow that was the easiest way i could have ever done it. i actually got my old fuel pump working again. so i took off my upper intake to change my fuel regulator. disconnected the incoming fuel rail with my coupling tool. took a old washing machine hose. and ran it to a 5gallon fuel bucket...
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    Help me swap my Fuel Pump, and 1/2 tank of gas :(

    The FP test pin, when grounded, runs the fuel pump continuously- but that's just FYI. You won't deal with that pin for these tests. awesome, i understand that part now :D just took a bit of reading to find it
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    Help me swap my Fuel Pump, and 1/2 tank of gas :(

    thanks for the tips to not blowing myself up.. lucky me i picked up a spring lock coupling tool a couple weeks ago. i know where the fuel line is that youre talking about, but im lost with this jumping the EEC to a ground thing.... plus, my fuel pump doesnt work, wont prime when i turn the...
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    right way to set fuel pressure?

    did you remember to cap the vacuum hose when you did this? i just picked up a bbk regulator also.. and remembered reading you must CAP this hose before you set your pressure. also, you have no engine mods.. only springs, alternator, exhaust etc. so id run stock pressure which i heard was...
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    Help me swap my Fuel Pump, and 1/2 tank of gas :(

    picked up a bbk 190LPH fuel pump to swap in. because mine just quit working one day. and i have little under 1/2 tank of gas.. i tried snaking a hose into my tank to siphen some gas out. but i couldnt get it all the way down to suck the gas out... just got a big mouthful of fumes :mad...
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    problem spinning tires

    bigger tires, with new tread = better traction.. so its harder to spin them. its very possible that you burned out your traclock doing brakestands. and killed it off with the new tires trying it. there are ways to test your traclock. jack your rear end up. have somebody hold one tire still...
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    140amp alternator enough? whats 'one wire' setup? should i get a optima battery?

    well im in the middle (still) of redoing my iginiton system, i just installed 24lb injectors and a 75mm pro-m mass air meter. i have to put on a msd distributor, blaster 2 coil, wires, and my msd digital 6-plus box :) then after that is all in. and running good again. im installing my...
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    Anyone with an MSD Dig 6-plus box, Help!

    ive been in the middle of doing this for a week now. (no days off no free time) ..i thought about doing that but then, you must consider, what if that fuse blows when youre driving on the freeway or something. then... no ignition system for you, youre stuck. i think the box can handle any...
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    My Fuel pump wont prime, junked? which new one for 24lbers?

    well i really didnt touch any wires. or cut or change anything at all. all i did was route some wires from the passenger seat up and behind the cd player. and through a rubber grommet on the driver side. i dont see what i could have messed up for the fuel pump
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    Rerouting air(smog) pump to mass air, or throttlebody. ever thought of it?

    i was bored and thinking. has anybody ever considered, rerouting their smog pump to the throttlebody, or. before the mass air meter, so it measures accurately.. i mean most people just junk these things anyways. why not try and put it to some use at least. how much air do these things...
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    My Fuel pump wont prime, junked? which new one for 24lbers?

    well. yesterday i was working on my car. running wires for my MSD box.. etc. i started it for a minute or two. blah blah, running like crap like usual but it ran etc. now today i go out to finish running the wires. start hiding them etc. i put my key in and turn it to get my cd player goin...
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    Short belt length bypassing smog? stock '86 5.0

    well. i finally got the time to go and look WHY my belt broke on the way home from work at night :mad: turns out every pulley spins EXCEPT THE SMOG PUMP. i guess the sucker froze up on me. oh well. nothing that i need. saves me money from replacing power steering pump or water pump...
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    post belt diagrams please.

    yes thank you very much, theres a bigger version of it, not shrunken down anyone have it?
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    post belt diagrams please.

    my '86 5.0 snapped the belt. and nearly ****ing killed me. post the diagram and belt sizes please. stock with air pump.
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    H/I/C 5.0, 24lb Injectors.. stock Fuel Pressure Regulator, bad?

    i put in some autolite 26(?)'s i think, whichever was stock :shrug: .. not very long ago. i dont know what my timing is at. i adjusted a day or two ago. couldnt get that smooth of a idle. im putting in a MSD Digital 6-Plus box, MSD 8.5mm Superconductor wires and separators, and MSD Blaster 2...
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    H/I/C 5.0, 24lb Injectors.. stock Fuel Pressure Regulator, bad?

    my mechanic friend had it up on his lift, and said it had no swaybars. i havent looked myself. but, hey. seams to run good to me, handles nicely. very stiff. on another note. my car seams to be running very rich. idles funny. sounds like its harder for the engine to fire. hard to explain...
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    installed 24lb injectors, mass air, and put upper intake back, now engine whistles?

    im about to put in a blaster coil. i heard THOSE whistle too. my car is going to sound like a humming bird or something. oh well at least they might think im running a turbo :shrug:
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    MSD TFI Blaster Coil Humming?

    oh god i hope these things arnt that noisy. i was just setting up a blaster 2 coil to install in the garage. along with the msd digital6 plus box. etc
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    Car won't start

    so you turn your key half way, and your fuel pump kicks on. and wont shut off? post more info please.