[AT] Part time trailer puller fuel system

[Chuck Saunders]

Take what you need from the station wagon, EFI is the way to go.
Chuck Saunders
Kansas City, MO

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 7:01 AM, Thomas O Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> No simple solution available.
>
> The complete fuel system, Engine computer, Transmission and Exhaust
> system would be involved in the swap. The fuel system of the 1985 probably
> gas two fuel pumps. One on the inside of the tank and another high
> pressure one mounted on the frame.
>
> You might get away with swapping the long block and using your manifolds
> but from what I have heard that is unlikely.
>
> Most likely something important will not bolt up.
>
> ndiana 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...
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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