1st Generation Dodge Cummins 89-93 Discussion of 12 Valve 5.9 Liter Dodge Cummins Diesels with Rotary Injection Pumps

Draw straw cherry

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 03-31-2012, 06:57 PM
tower_ofpower's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Kingwood, WV
Posts: 1,861
Received 86 Likes on 80 Posts
Default Draw straw cherry

Popped my draw straw cherry today, never had a low fuel issue with the draw straw, 3/8 of a tank blew it around and grabbed a little rubber in dicks parking lot, about 300 feet thru the lot low oil pressure light came on... Old girl stalled on me. Picked fuel back up on its own after some cranking, I was almost positive my fuel shut off solenoid crapped the bed on me. glad it was something simple, I was NOT going to be happy if I got stuck in a parking lot.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
  #2  
Old 04-01-2012, 11:57 AM
ricet07's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Argyle,WI
Posts: 456
Likes: 0
Received 28 Likes on 26 Posts
Default

How did you cut yours, just wondering?
 
  #3  
Old 04-01-2012, 03:10 PM
tower_ofpower's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Kingwood, WV
Posts: 1,861
Received 86 Likes on 80 Posts
Default

Measured from top of sender to basket bottom cut it to length then notched the end like a rook chess piece.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
  #4  
Old 04-01-2012, 05:55 PM
ricet07's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Argyle,WI
Posts: 456
Likes: 0
Received 28 Likes on 26 Posts
Default

Yea thats how I cut mine besides I didnt use the basket I used a quarter (.25 cents) for a gap reference with the tank basically empty. I havent ran mine very low since I put it in but im hoping my method works good.
 
  #5  
Old 04-01-2012, 06:56 PM
tower_ofpower's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Kingwood, WV
Posts: 1,861
Received 86 Likes on 80 Posts
Default

Like i said, I've ran the thing down to 1/8 tank and never had an issue with low fuel, horsing on it around a sharp turn and apparently made it uncover the straw. But see my basket which is "supposed" to hold fuel in it is missing the trap door because it has a 3/4" hole that will let the fuel run right out of the basket; not just in.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
  #6  
Old 04-01-2012, 07:01 PM
tiremann9669's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Dansville NY
Posts: 4,233
Received 434 Likes on 356 Posts
Default

I usually start thinkin about fuel at about 3/8, I don't want to mess around priming my truck
 
  #7  
Old 04-01-2012, 09:05 PM
tower_ofpower's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Kingwood, WV
Posts: 1,861
Received 86 Likes on 80 Posts
Default

Yeah I was lucky it picked it back up in its own since I didn't have any tools with me, would have been real cool .


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
  #8  
Old 04-10-2012, 12:01 PM
tower_ofpower's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Kingwood, WV
Posts: 1,861
Received 86 Likes on 80 Posts
Default

Did it to me again, this time with half a tank. Seriously thinkin it's time for a bottom sump and Teflon coated braided stainless lines... This time it stranded me since I didn't have tools.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
  #9  
Old 04-10-2012, 12:11 PM
moparbubbabt59l's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: smyrna de
Posts: 435
Received 10 Likes on 10 Posts
Default

Im gona do a fuel sump with 1/2 lines to my piston lp.

Sent from my DROIDX
 
  #10  
Old 04-10-2012, 12:46 PM
tower_ofpower's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Kingwood, WV
Posts: 1,861
Received 86 Likes on 80 Posts
Default

Polyperformance.com has baffled boxes that you put in a tank and duck bill shaped pick up with -AN fitting... Been looking at them... Far from cheap tho


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mudsmokinStroker
Ford Powerstroke 08-10 6.4L
3
06-29-2015 02:19 AM
Jet A Fuel
Tech Article Submission
0
06-05-2015 03:28 PM
Baradium
24 Valve 2nd Gen Dodge Cummins 98.5-02
2
11-21-2014 08:20 AM
Kentonjl
1st Generation Dodge Cummins 89-93
3
09-30-2014 07:22 AM



Quick Reply: Draw straw cherry



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:14 PM.