So I was changing my fuel sending unit and while I was removing the lines off the part that drops in the tank (where a pump would go on a gasser) and I broke off the sending line, has anybody come accross this? The dealer wants $360 for a complete unit. I was hoping to fix it somehow.

 

It seems like I recall the actual single part you're talking about amounts to a plastic plug, that plugs into the top of the fuel (pump)/sending fuel-sump assembly.

Which tit broke? Supply (outflow)? Or Return (inflow)?

Check out my thread about butchering the thing for pics and getting an idea about how you could make a new connection and still have it work as intended. Shouldn't be too big a deal.

HERE: https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=151190

I'm not suggesting you need to go with big lines, the point is look at how I replaced the smaller plumbing, and made it bigger using this and that. You can put a stopper in somewhere and use it to hold new bulk-head fittings.

 

Awesome!! I knew there had to be a fix, not only a fix but an upgrade!!

I was thinking of replacing my lift pump also, I see you used a Diaphragm type, does this bolt right up to my 93, bieng the pump is for a 94?
What is the advantage over the mechanical?

I took my bed off for the job (also replaced my shocks and fixed some trailer hook-up wiring and painted everything, so I want to do this right the first time with the easy access)

Thanks BC847

 

To answer your question it was the fuel supply side that broke

 

That spare bung (as is shown in the above image) would be the ticket for a simple replacement supply bulk-head fitting.

A while back, I replaced the stock/OEM diaphragm type lift-pump with a low-pressure piston style of lift-pump: https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ad.php?t=93722

I later replaced that with a 2nd gen CTD piston style high-pressure lift-pump: https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=176472

Since then I've removed it all and installed an electric Walbro 392 lift-pump back at the tank (externally).


See light-colored long cylindrical part? . . .



That's actually a spacer/filler to replace an electric fuel pump normally used in a gasser application. With finding the right diesel rated application of that pump (the body style appears to be quite common stock/OEM and aftermarket models), one can put the pump there.


With a stock/OEM truck, the original diaphragm lift-pump is just fine. If you go to turning up the fuel and installing bigger injectors, the demand for fuel will soon outrun the diaphragm pump's capabilities.
- The low pressure piston lift-pump provides more fuel to meet that increased demand.
- The 2nd gen high-pressure lift-pump provides even more fuel for the bigger squirters 'n stuff. (You'll need to reduce it's output pressure with a regulator as it's pressure can threaten the integrity of the VE's case seals.
- you can spend as much as over $500 of a fancy lift-pump that's pretty-much guaranteed to far exceed any demands a VE could call for.