Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Fuel system failures using pusher pump

[Gary - K7GLD]

As a comparison, and sort of a "control" in guaging the success of various available fuel system upgrades, let's see how well the reliability and durability of the common pusher pump will do in a poll as compared to the already running poll of commercially available solutions such as the FASS and RASP...



Actual numbers of installations and problems are important, but the actual goal here is to establish a problems-per-10 or a hundred installations, depending on responses received - this can then be compared to the other poll for evaluation...



Gotta keep in mind there are a fair number of variations among pusher installs, as compared to the pretty standard kits as supplied by the commercial side - so I would normally expect slightly more problems with a typical Carter pusher setup based upon that fact...

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

C'mon guys - I *know* there's more than one other guy beside myself running Carter-type pushers!



Speak up and VOTE! Oo.



That's the only way we can make a decent comparison between the "backyard solutions", and the higher priced commercial units...

 

[Marco]

I've had a carter PP for 25K miles. Then both pusher and lift pump failed.

They died a slowww death. First 13 Psi then 10 then 9... Took 6 months before the pressure was down to 2 Psi at idle.



Today I have a FASS. It's too soon to say anything, it's only 4 months old.

The pump starts to be noisy... I'll see...



Marco

 

[JL penner]

Only problem I've had was when off roading a rock flew up and knocked out the ground wire for my pusher pump. Just had to reattach the ground wire and I was off and running again.



JL

 

[Mad Bomber]

I've had a carter PP for 25K miles. Then both pusher and lift pump failed.

They died a slowww death. First 13 Psi then 10 then 9... Took 6 months before the pressure was down to 2 Psi at idle.



Today I have a FASS. It's too soon to say anything, it's only 4 months old.

The pump starts to be noisy... I'll see...



Marco

Just a FYI mine too was getting little noisy. The fix was drop the tank and cut the fine mesh screens out of the pick up asseybley. When I did this the diesel would not even drain out of the P/U assambley. I could not see the blockage but it was just too fine to get fuel though it. I hope this helps

 

[Leroy D]

Stanadyne

At 83,000 miles I had a Stanadyne Fuel Manager installed at Scheide Diesel in Lafayette, IN. This pump/filter is good up to 400hp. I drive to work 5 days a week and tow my 28 ft 5er a few times a year. This setup pulls the fuel through a 5 micron filter and then sends it to the stock lift pump at 5 psi. Fuel pressure has been solid at 22psi-idle, 21psi-towing, and about 8psi at wot. I have almost 20K miles on this setup and see no reason to change until I have a reason. Leroy D

 

[KTobin]

Too soon to tell, only 8,000km since the install. New stock LP, pusher and stanadyne pre filter all installed at the same time. I'm happy with 21@idle, 15@highway speeds and 10@wot.

 

[Huff N Puff]

Just a FYI mine too was getting little noisy. The fix was drop the tank and cut the fine mesh screens out of the pick up asseybley. When I did this the diesel would not even drain out of the P/U assambley. I could not see the blockage but it was just too fine to get fuel though it. I hope this helps

Hey Mad Bomber the reason no fuel drained out, is because there is a checkvalve in the fuel module after the screen, so as to store fuel around the pump pickup when the fuel runs low. The fuel that returns from the VP44 also fills the module. This way the tank can almost run out of fuel and the pickup module will stay full so not to pickup air. I know this cause I had to install a 5/8" pickup in the module to feed my Preporater.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

ONLY *16* responses?



JEEZE, I sure thought there were lots more Carter-type pusher users on this board than that - maybe the aftermarket solutions ARE the best and most popular...

 

[KTobin]

Come on guys, I'd really like to see more response too. Surely there are more of us that can reply than 16!