TORSPD: NEVR

*bathsalts

 

I love white meat.

 

My friend who had purchased my Subi called me up stating that the car wouldn't start. Did some testing and found no fuel pressure, but the pump was working.

After a few minutes of research, I found that there was a common problem with the 2001 Subaru Outback era cars. The fuel pump bowl's cap would split, and allow an o-ring to bulge out.

 

How many miles on the car?

 

Some low current DC, and I reinforced the cracks. Good as new. Welder is Doing Work.

 

The Subi has around 300k

 

Well you cant say the pump didnt try to last. Lol

 

One could say that, if it weren't related to me.....but that used to be my car. I can't look at something without it being modified in some manner. That was a Walbro 255hp that I installed at about 190k miles.

 

HAH so the aftermarket part failed in the same manner as the OEM?

 

Negatory my good sir. It was still working like a champ. With the O-ring blown out of the bowl's cap, the pump was as effective and a donut exhaust. It just kept filling up the fuel tank. Path of least resistance.

 

I don't know how all of you are enjoying your Christmas Eve, but here is how I have spent a good portion of mine. Fab-ulous. Lol .

The merge started out like this.
I moved one of the flanges lower on the cross-over, to a more manageable and far less annoying location.

 

Here is were the cross-over flange used to be. The merge collector now has the long leg, while the cross-over is much easier to manage while working on my back.

 

Tor you have custom fuel lines right?

 

That I do. -8AN.

 

From the tank all the way to the rail? Or just from hardlines to the rail?

 

Just out of the tank. To the rail then -6AN back to the tank.

 

On that note though, my Walbro pump has a 3/8" outlet. I have the bulkhead fittings to use in place of the OEM fittings. Just haven't taken the time to do that mod yet.

The Fuelab FPR has a -6AN outlet. Thus why that size back to the tank. I have tossed the idea about using one which does -8AN return.

 

bulkhead on the sending unit? Instead of the wack small stock fitting?

 

Wack out the OEM fitting.

 

I contemplated that.. did it clean up nice? Still strong?