[brontotx]

Thanks for responding to my inquiry, RF. I don't use my truck off-road and/or operate it at extreme angles, so I don't have concerns about fuel sloshing in the old non-EFI tanks. I usually run each tank down to about an 1/8 full before switching over, but I have to admit to having gone below this level on occasion - I've had no starvation problems at any time with my generally sedate driving.

I mounted my Carter in-line pump on the inside of the frame rail slightly ahead of the transmission cross member. To minimize heat soak from the exhaust and possible vapor lock, I also fabricated an aluminum heat shield that I mounted to the frame rail. When I swapped out the lines trying to resolve the fuel pressure problem, as well as when I had to swap out the first pump that locked up, there were times the fuel in the supply lines gravity drained. Each time, the Carter primed fairly quickly afterward, which I attribute to mounting the pump at a level below the bottom of the tank.

Mark