Car stalled out w/ code 42

[MP81]

Definitely don't worry about cutting the trap door being an issue - there's a reason why everyone does it, and it's not laziness.

[MeenZ28]

Oh believe me, im not worried about it. Its already there and has been for a while. Just always surprises me the amount of hatred from the folks over on TGO whenever the subject is brought up.

[Darren]

Check summit. I ran summit brand braided fuel line and summit AN fuel fittings from the tanks to the front. Also took the time to upgrade the fuel filter at this time as well. Ran it all on the frame rail and nice and clean. When messing with fuel lines I'd do it once. I don't mind the trap door. I did it on my old car. Only reason I didn't on my new car was because I already had everything out and had the complete car apart.

[NullHead]

I dropped the tank when I installed my hotwire and walbro pump kit. Can't say I wouldn't do it again, but I was also installing my posi and gears into my 10bolt, so I was half way there anyways. I ended up with a 3" magnaflow stainless cat back, rebuilt 10 bolt with a trutrac and 3.73, tubular LCAs, tubular pannard, new shocks, new pump and filter.

God 3rdgens are expensive ...

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[DynoDave]

...I installed my hotwire and walbro pump kit...also installing my posi and gears into my 10bolt...I ended up with a 3" magnaflow stainless cat back, rebuilt 10 bolt with a trutrac and 3.73, tubular LCAs, tubular pannard, new shocks, new pump and filter.

If you are ever up on Woodward, I'd love to go for a ride in this car, and see what those modifications do for the fun factor with the L03.

[MeenZ28]

I've got an odd question. The ground wire to the fuel pump is sodered/welded to the return tube inside the tank. If I remove the feed and return tubes to install these -6AN bulkhead fittings, what do I do with the ground wire?

[MeenZ28]

Just realized I can't eliminate the return tube all together, the fuel level sensor is attached to it. Nevermind.

[MeenZ28]

Just as a matter of curiosity, does anyone know if a 4th gen intank fuel sender assembly will fit in a 3rd gen tank? Anyone ever try it?

[zeeman]

Just an odd thought. Why didnt you use a flared fitting instead of a compression fitting? Way easier. Way cleaner.

[zeeman]

Oh yeah, Im a trap door snob..... eeeeuuuuwww....lol

[MeenZ28]

Well clearly hind site is 20/20. A flared fitting would have held up better, huh? All a moo point now though.

[MP81]

I have one compression fitting out back in the Cav (return line, I believe), and all it does is leak.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

Why not drop the tank and install a new sending unit?

[MeenZ28]

As stated in post#56....

2. Buy a new in tank assembly with the new lines, drop the exhaust, drop the axel, drop the tank, and replace it all the way it should have been done in the first place and still have a hole in the car for no reason..

While dropping everything and doing it the right way isn't hard, it's very time consuming and after all is said and done, if the fuel pump goes out in the future, I'm stuck having to do all that again and I am OK with having an access door in the car as long as I can make use of it (even though most purists will flame me for it).

[Darren]

If you ALREADY have the trap door in the car, whats the problem?

Grant, I did the trap door method in my old car. There is nothing wrong with it. I did it, sealed it back up, rolled the carpet over it and NO ONE knew. I dont get the big deal. It turned a day job into a hour job.

Now my new car I dropped everything because everything was already practically out and I switched to a mechanical fuel pump.