[AT] Part time trailer puller fuel system

[Steve W.]

Indiana Robinson wrote:
> 	I have an old 1983 F-150 with a 302 V-8 (sure wish it was a 300 
> straight 6) that I am uncomfortable with about long term durability due 
> to various noises...  :-)   I don't want to get involved in a rebuild at 
> this time.
> I have a good 302 in an old station wagon (about 1985 IIRC) that my 
> mother had bought and never drove. The wagon ran great and very quiet 
> but the in tank fuel pump failed and she never had it fixed. It has TBFI 
> engine and as I seem to recall that it used about 40 to 45 PSI pressure 
> to feed it??? I never owned a Ford TBFI engine and never had to work on 
> that part of one.
> 	My old truck on the other hand has a standard carb on it and I thought 
> about just switching manifolds and using the carb but that is also more 
> than I want to get involved with right now since it is a V-8. Also the 
> TBFI would probably get better mileage. Does anyone make a replacement 
> high pressure fuel pump that will mount outside of the tank? Or is 
> heating too much of a problem outside? If I could have a son-in-law swap 
> the complete engine over and add a different fuel pump that would keep 
> it simple but I'm not sure that is an acceptable approach. I have never 
> seen such an after market pump listed...
> 
> 
> 

You should be able to get an in tank pump that would work with your 
existing tank. One from an 85 or 86 should do the trick. You would need 
to drop the tank anyway since you will need a larger return line.

There are a couple places that make external pumps that would work with 
throttle body injection. You will also need a computer and a different 
speed sensor though to make the EFI work, unless you hunt up one of the 
swap harness units that allow that system to run without the factory 
computer.

Might be easier to swap the manifold.

-- 
Steve Williams
Firefighter,EMT
VanHornesville Vol. Fire Dept