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Are those pumps nicely sealed against water/dust/dirt ingress so it's not a concern to mount them more in the Gunk Zone?

Where are you located at?

If your truck takes a long time (>15s) to start after sitting for a couple weeks, then I'd replace the top section of the pump so as to get new valves.

If your truck starts okay (<6s) after sitting a couple weeks, I'd follow that excellent JB Weld advice.

Thanks, J. I think what you said is well-understood by most Pinz Peeps. A simple drive at highway speed illustrates the amount of gear noise and how it couples into the body. My question isn't about that. My question is about an oscillating harmonic, and trying to understand if they all exhibit this...

<since this thread seems similar> I'm experiencing this in my 710K. At highway speed (62MPH), there is a vibration that comes in and out about every 1.5-2 seconds. I can feel it in my feet more than I can hear it, but I did try to make a recording with a Pixel 2 phone and look at the spectrogram. Th...

Now after three weeks of sitting unstarted, the truck started in about four seconds. Replacing the upper section of the fuel pump resolved the issue of long cranking time (>18s) after sitting idle. If you're having this issue on your truck, swapping out the of the fuel up is an easy low-risk fix.

Ambient pressure changes about 1in Hg per 1,000ft. At 8,000ft, ambient pressure would be down about 4PSI.

Note: I recommend re-install the Starter after Tranie is installed, although one could do it before hand.

Why afterward?

Patience is the secret. Decide what you want, and just keep watching for it to appear. And figure out what you can be flexible on. You might find a cherry one at a premium price, or a worn-out one cheaper than a run-out Yugo.

I've added fire-sleeving to my Pinz fuel hoses as it's standard practice in aircraft, and I stick with the mechanical fuel pump to ensure if the engine isn't consuming fuel, it's not getting added to a fire. A fire in the doghouse would be tough to fight. That BlazceCut system looks nice -- how expe...

In the Pinz, I have one mounted directly in front of the driver's seat. I've seen some mounted on the wire wall behind the front seats, but I felt like if the doghouse was on fire, it might be hard to access there.

After 12 days of sitting, the Pinz started up after 3 seconds of cranking. This was after replacing the top section of the fuel pump which contains the one-way valves. Before replacing this section, after two weeks of sitting idle, it would take >18 seconds to start and I confirmed in that case the ...

At present, I'm just set up with the HAM radio and some Honeywell noise-cancelling headsets with Bluetooth connection into the radio -- so single person only. https://www.honeywellstore.com/store/products/honeywell-honeywell-sync-hearing-protector-earmuffs-rws-53016.htm https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS...

I'm sure you can find someone in a snowier area who might be interested in the plow....just sayin'.

heleto wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:39 pm

Joeri wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 10, 2020 2:18 pm

I would go with a different engine...fiat hasn't got a great reputation over here with there engines

Can't agree more with Fiat engines. But this is almost a tractor engine (no electronics), let's see how it holds up.

That's an excellent attitude!