Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step

[Ramjet51]

Vic,
What a disappoin that I didn’t catch you at the C10 nationals, I’ve been a follower and have so many of your post listed in notes for reference. I really appreciate how much info you share and the quality of the build, although what you’ve gone through is a big PITA, you’ll come out stellar....great build.

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by rustytruck50

Sorry to hear how the trip ended, but the first part looked pretty good! It's frustrating, but I'm sure you'll get it ironed out real soon.

Thanks! While we've been on the road, I've been making a list in my head of what needs to be done. Nothing like a shakedown run to build up the list.

Originally Posted by builtbyKane

Was it the Boyd in tank pump?

Not exactly. Full disclosure... I looked at the $350 Aeromotive Stealth 340 pump that's an option for the tank and took a pass. Instead, ordered that exact pump online for about half the price and made my own in tank clone of the Boyd unit.

However, I'm not convinced the pump has failed. When I got home, I had to use the come along to winch the truck over the stops on the trailer. When it got on level ground, it would start just briefly, gag and sputter till it died. It might move a few feet under its own power before croaking. We live on a slight hill and once I got 'er moving, I coasted all the way around to the workshop at the back of the house. Slammed on the brakes, pushed it back to get lined up good and then figured it would take 20 tries to get it up the slight incline into the shop. To my surprise, it fired and ran well enough to make it all the way in the shop on the first try. So now I'm thinking I may have crap in the tank. Two times on the trip I filled up with mid-grade fuel instead of premium and both times the truck heaved a fit. The first time it developed the hard to start problem and the last time was about 30 miles before it died.

Originally Posted by Ramjet51

Vic,
What a disappointment that I didn’t catch you at the C10 nationals, I’ve been a follower and have so many of your post listed in notes for reference. I really appreciate how much info you share and the quality of the build, although what you’ve gone through is a big PITA, you’ll come out stellar....great build.

Dang! I met several forum members there, but I did walk around a couple of times, plus I hung out for a while at the vendor midway... which ended up costing me a few hundred bucks. Finally meeting my virtual friends in person is one of the best things about these shows. With any luck we'll get another chance.