Freightrain

Making headway. I have the majority of the linkage made tonight. I am playing with rod lengths to get things right. I just need to get a piece of 1/4" key stock to lock the arm to the clutch pedal to set pedal height and check the actual throw. I have high hopes it works good. The Z bar. I just need to tap a side hole for a grease zero, dress up the corners and put some paint on it. The new lift pump will be here Wednesday, so I hope to get it started and maybe try the clutch in Thursday. 🤞🤞🤞 I also started mounting the power steering reservoir on the passenger side. I made the bracket, just need to finish it up once the new pump is installed. I realized yesterday that I have my next race on May 24th(not 31st). Time is running short!! Real short.

Great Paul! Hope it works well for you. 👍

Ya, already bought a new primer pump last fall just like that one because original was broken. Yup, POS. I stole the old bailing ring style off the 237 and it works fine. Can't say it doesn't weep a bit of fuel sometimes but it works!

I pulled it back out, looks narrow Unless you have a part number, there appears to only be one available.

I just went back out and pulled the pump. I unscrewed the line from the filter and it sprayed fuel, so I guess the check valve is working since it has been 4-5 hrs since I had it running. The other day I was out playing around and was going to bump the starter so I could get the trans into a gear, one quick hit of the starter and it lit off instantly. I typically don't leave the shut off pulled out. So my guess is the check valve is fine. Btw the roller looks narrow like the one in the ad I posted.

Looks like only two variants are available. Single or double check valve. $166 isn't bad. Pretty sure I paid much more for the one in the 237 about 6-7 yrs ago.

Mine looks like this but I think mine has a much wider roller. Have to go out and look again. https://dieselpartscenter.com/products/supply-pump-genuine-pai-3599 I had to replace the pump on the 237 years ago due to low pressure and lacking power. I installed a pressure gauge and saw it drop out under boost. A new pump brought it right back.

I pulled all four checks out of the pump. All clean and good shape.

Fuel system was no issue last fall. Now it suddenly won't run with new motor. I had lots of issues with getting this primed up when I first started it and it only had 2ft of hose to can of diesel. Then it really had problems drawing from tank. I replaced the new primer pump I bought with old bailing ring version from the 237 and it works much better. I can hear it returning fuel to the tank after pumping up 20# of pressure. After starting the pressure drops and won't recover. I know it should be 15# idling as that was what the 237 had. Too bad it is different pump or I would try it. New lines from lift to filter and back to injection pump. Remaining lines are good from before. New filter also.

Ok, seems my original pump is not keeping up. I can manually pump up 20# but after starting and running it drops to 10# and then barely holds 5# and then it has been just stalling out. I was perplexed with it not wanting to stay running after a few minutes until I put a pressure gauge at the filter and then I can see what is going on. Anyone have the proper part number? Thanks.

Saturday workings so far... I have the Z bar and pivot fabd up and currently has paint drying. I have the lower leg of Z bar completed and rod fitted to clutch arm. I am waiting on the bushing I made for pedal rod to get a keyway cut. Should be early next week. Then I can make the upper arm to the Z bar to connect to pedal arm that I am fabbing. I made a strap to go around to front of the tank for support because all the forces will be pushing towards the rear. It is very solid. I think it is turning out pretty well. It's getting closer by the day and have all weekend to work on it. So many little things to complete.

My mom spent most of her career designing business forms so she had an "eye" for things. But the drawing thing just kinda came out of nowhere. Don't know why she decided to take some classes and it just took off. For her to be "commissioned" to draw stuff was just crazy to her. A lot came from people at church or her apt complex. She would do things for the annual church auction and people would pay crazy money and then want her to do stuff for them personally. There are pieces hanging in the church she has done.

I can only draw with a computer... 😆. I am not an artist. My mom was in her late seventies before getting into drawing. She did colored pencils and got really good. She was constantly getting asked to do projects. She was good at objects and animals, peoples faces was something she never got good at(if you can't get the symmetry right, it gets ugly real quick--literally). At the end she did black and white because her eyesight was too bad to do color.

Few things Made my shifter arm, bent it, installed all thread for handle and welded to isolator. Air lines are hooked up and it works. Can't play gear jammer until clutch is hooked up so I can get gears aligned. Welded bung for pyro and have pipe installed. Just need to get lower pipe adjusted properly and left side exhaust pipe attached to Y pipe. Only after I get clutch linkage because I need the room over their to crawl around. I will also work on heat shield for heater hoses once I get them clamped out of the way better. I will order a few pieces for linkage and post that in a few days. Rod ends, bushings, etc.

Just put $100 in my pickup and didn't fill both tanks(95 f150). Used to fill it for $40-50. So $100/week to get to work. Ugh. The hot rods won't be out and about much this year either. Might spend more time on the Harley. Luckily the Mack has 1/2 tank, so the first race on Memorial weekend will be "free". After that, it will be cha-ching. They are surely beating us down.