Napheus wrote:
Thanks! I think I'll really enjoy the thermostat upgrade this winter as well.
There is one thing about the lift pump. I thought I read somewhere here that if the lift pump fails the CP3 will still draw fuel. With that thought in mind I tried to drive mine to the hardware store to get the proper fastener after shearing the one off that came with the Sasquatch kit. On my way there she died 3-4 times in less than 4 blocks, enough that I thought I might want to leave it home and take my truck instead. I would leave the key on, ground the wire until the pump shut off, then start it and drive until it died again. I ended up wedging the ground wire terminal under the clip nut fastener for the rear seat. (I left everything apart so I could install the new stainless nut/bolt.) Once I did that the pump worked perfectly until I could bolt the ground wire down properly in the parking lot. I would caution, at least from my experience, the CP3 may not pull fuel, or at least enough to run if the lift pump fails. Of course, that may only be my experience, others may have been successful. For anyone wondering I have a new (less than 500 miles) Wix equivalent for the factory fuel filter on the redesigned factory fuel head and haven't installed the 2 micron secondary filter yet. That and the Provent will be installed next month when I am on vacation.
It will, but how well it does this depends on how well the line fittings and filter housing can seal a vacuum (seal air out).
Most people when they finally do this mod. do so under duress of fuel aeration problems they haven't been able to solve any other way.
That, combined with re-using the problematic dual-ended push lock hose assembly at the tank, and possible aeration problems with the filter head = great deal of variation in how well it works.
Your experience tells me that you were definitely drawing air before, and the little added bit of resistance pulling through the pump makes it pull even more air than before. Just make sure it's a quality installation, and carry an extra fuse and relay, so you won't have to drive without it.