Difficulty of exchanging a lift pump?
Difficulty of exchanging a lift pump?
I have some mechanical knowledge on gassers, but none on diesils. Would I be able to change a lift pump? any special tools? Where exactley is it on a '95? do I need to do any prep work (ie. new seals, drain it)? Also, if I replace the lift pump, and the injector pump is bad, will it hurt anything? thanks for your time. cwbronc
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Re:Difficulty of exchanging a lift pump?
on the 12v the pump is mechanical not electrical it is located above the starter and below the fuel filter. It looks kinda like a mechanical fuel pump. Do you have reason to replace it . The best place to buy your motor parts is from cummins
Re:Difficulty of exchanging a lift pump?
The lift pump on the 95 while not infallible, is not prone to the failure problems of the newer electric pumps. That doesn't mean it can't fail but don't think of it in the same terms as you see in failure rate with the newer trucks.
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Re:Difficulty of exchanging a lift pump?
CWBRONC,
As described already, the lift pump is visible just below fuel filter. It is not different than replacing a pump on a gasser, but on our 95's, it's a pain to get to (unless you have long arms). The suspension makes it hard to reach from below, and the master cylinder/vaccum booster and lines make reaching from top hard too (mine being 4wd sits higher too, hard to reach for short guys like me!). There are two bolts that hold the pump in, and a bracket behind the pump that secures the fuel preheater (left of pump). My original pump was an AC/Delco, but a replacement from local Cummins shop was a Carter brand. It was a bolt in swap, but the fuel in/out ports were slightly different, so had to bend the outlet line and add a longer inlet (rubber) line. Don't recall if the pump came w/a new gasket (think so), or if I bought one. Hardest part is holding the pump in place, w/o dropping the gasket, keeping the bolts from falling out and holding the preheater bracket in place all at the same time - and starting the bolts in w/o crossthreading. Needed about 2 more hands! My pump had a scored & scuffed bore, and sticking check valves, most likely due to grit/garbage in fuel. Attached a photo of the Delco (oem) pump, disassembled if that helps...
If you are having fuel problems, could also be a bad overflow valve in the outlet line of the inj. pump (had that fail too). Also, the rubber interconnect fuel lines at the firewall where they transition to steel are prone to rot and leaking. No special tools, just usual sockets/wrenches (offsets help). I'd post the cummins part #, but they change part numbers like underwear, so likely has been superseded a dozen times by now. They should be able to find it from the CPL # on your engine data plate anyway.
Good luck,
-Scott
As described already, the lift pump is visible just below fuel filter. It is not different than replacing a pump on a gasser, but on our 95's, it's a pain to get to (unless you have long arms). The suspension makes it hard to reach from below, and the master cylinder/vaccum booster and lines make reaching from top hard too (mine being 4wd sits higher too, hard to reach for short guys like me!). There are two bolts that hold the pump in, and a bracket behind the pump that secures the fuel preheater (left of pump). My original pump was an AC/Delco, but a replacement from local Cummins shop was a Carter brand. It was a bolt in swap, but the fuel in/out ports were slightly different, so had to bend the outlet line and add a longer inlet (rubber) line. Don't recall if the pump came w/a new gasket (think so), or if I bought one. Hardest part is holding the pump in place, w/o dropping the gasket, keeping the bolts from falling out and holding the preheater bracket in place all at the same time - and starting the bolts in w/o crossthreading. Needed about 2 more hands! My pump had a scored & scuffed bore, and sticking check valves, most likely due to grit/garbage in fuel. Attached a photo of the Delco (oem) pump, disassembled if that helps...
If you are having fuel problems, could also be a bad overflow valve in the outlet line of the inj. pump (had that fail too). Also, the rubber interconnect fuel lines at the firewall where they transition to steel are prone to rot and leaking. No special tools, just usual sockets/wrenches (offsets help). I'd post the cummins part #, but they change part numbers like underwear, so likely has been superseded a dozen times by now. They should be able to find it from the CPL # on your engine data plate anyway.
Good luck,
-Scott
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