Electric Fuel pump?

[george68hemirr]

lack of zinc.....you mean to tell me you are running without zinc in your engine???.....i use that ZDDPLUS that big daddy recommends....10.00 one bottle for 5 quarts of oil or you can buy oil with zinc in it for 1 dollar per quart more....valvoline racing oil

http://www.zddppluscentral.com/

My engine could be used for a zinc mine there is so much in it, I was talking oil in general

WELL THATS GOOD....i hope everybody here is doing the same :acme:

 

[moparstuart]

My mopar has plenty of zink in it , but it still ate teh fuel pump rod . I was told that the mother mopars rod of recent years are junk and made to soft . I replaced mine with the hughs hardened one also .

 

[moparstuart]

 

[mcmopar]

Yup - that's what they look like when they get eaten up. And all that metal goes right into the engine. Oh Joy! Fortunately the oil filter catches a good bit of it but the magnetic drain plug is what will save your bearings.

 

[moparstuart]

Yup - that's what they look like when they get eaten up. And all that metal goes right into the engine. Oh Joy! Fortunately the oil filter catches a good bit of it but the magnetic drain plug is what will save your bearings.

hughes sells the super magnetic drain plug also , I now have that also .

 

[mcmopar]

Yeah - that drain plug is a beast! When I take it out to change the oil it draws itself right to the center link. It definitely works.

 

[Basketcase]

Yup - that's what they look like when they get eaten up. And all that metal goes right into the engine. Oh Joy! Fortunately the oil filter catches a good bit of it but the magnetic drain plug is what will save your bearings.

hughes sells the super magnetic drain plug also , I now have that also .

Truckers have been using these for years. The IH dealer I worked at had oil kits( an asprian sized bottle) that when you changed your oil, you'd fill the bottle with the old oil, and have it sent away for a look see. They could tell you if there was a problem brewing.

 

[moparchris]

I use the filter mag. Its a beast and its hell to get off the old filter! When I cut open the old used oil filter there is a fuzzy patch on the inside where the mag was present. I had a cam go flat in my Torino and I had one on it for safety. I actually had to adjust the valve lash a few times and then checked for proper lift to find it had a flat lobe. There was absolutely no metal in the oil! The filter was full of metal all stuck to the magnet!

http://www.shopfiltermag.com/

 

[Jim S.]

Actually the pump rod is the same length for both B and RB engine families. Hughes Engines offers only 1 hardened fuel pump rod for big block Chrysler engines. So either the shop put in a defective rod or your cam ate it up fast and deposited the shavings into your nice, new engine. If you still have the old, ate up pump rod take a close look at the ends. What you see may surprise you. Have you checked to see if there are any shavings in your used filters? Even if there are none I still say its a very wise investment to get a magnetic drain plug. It will pick up any loose metallic particles in the oil and that is a good thing!

I just tried to order one of these hardened fuel pump rods from Hughes Engines. They didn't have any and could not find a decent substitute. So they gave me my money back. At least they didn't send me a piece of junk and call it good. Give them credit for that...

 

[mcmopar]

Call Comp Cams and ask their tech support dudes if their fuel pump rods will work. These are for a Hemi but may work with a wedge also. Their phone number is 1-800-999-0853. Ask about part numbers 4626 or 4646.