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Ground the afc, fuel solenoid and shut down lever...yipeeee!

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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 12:41 PM
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Ground the afc, fuel solenoid and shut down lever...yipeeee!

Finally did it. I had fuel leaking from the pump top so I bought the Bosch seal kit and replaced the seal around the fuel needle( the green o-ring?). While I was in there I ground off the afc "foot" (thanks to the excellent virtual grind in wanna diesels gallery) trimmed the fuel shut off solenoid down to the metal and then I ground about 1/10 of an inch off the manual shut down lever on the inside of the pump. You will need to adjust the allen head screw on the shut down stop to make sure it will shut off when lever is pulled.
I used to hit about 34 psi on diesel and 38 with water/meth. Now it is getting 38 psi on diesel. Since I am over the 10 hp per psi rule did I really pick up 40+ hp? It will BURY 1500* now quickly when 100% pedal is applied. It's fine 90% or less.
Now the truck won't shut off due to the solenoid trim and I refuse to join the "pull cable club". It just drops about 400 rpm when key is off. I stretched the spring but, it only worked 2 times. I'm thinking of putting a very small washer down the spring hole to make up for the longer reach. Another option might be buy a new one, don't trim it but merely shave the brass down to the o-ring or remove o-ring altogether and screw back in. The removed brass material may be enough to pull the plunger out of harms way.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Wow, that truck has got to be a real monster now! How's the bottom end smoke?
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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Beauty! I bet you'll see some gains with the fuel deliver upgrades you're planning
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Sweet, how close to 500 do you think you are now?
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Wanna; Smoke looks usual until it's floored. Truck has always cleaned up when spooled and cleaner in the winter months; right now it's 0* outside.
G1625s; I could get fuel psi to drop from 17 psi to 3 psi, now it drops to zero.
haloman; Who knows? If I add 40 to my Edge Superflow number I guess 495+ with meth. The Dynojets and Superflows around here with the correction factors usually show 540-550, now maybe 590+.
I think at sea level I could dyno anywhere and break the 400 mark on diesel.
The real proof will be found (or not) when Bandimere opens up.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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Sounds like it's time to add a Walbro!
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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Can you please explain to me this grinding you're talking about on the fuel shut-off? Does this reduce restriction to fuel flow? I've seen a few people that are part of the "pull cable crew" and wondered what the reason was.
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