Outback Jack

Sounds like dirty lifters, try an oil flush, drop all the oil after, new filter and try some oil around 20W50 or 20W60. I use Penrite HPR 30 in mine now. Just do the flush because its usually crud stuck in the lifter makes them noisey. If that doesnt fix it.....new lifters, can do it at home easy peasy.[emoji106] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Schematics etc ...... XG Outback ute. Twin Fuel Tank . Done. Now I have a better camera on my phone. [emoji106][emoji482] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

I was running my Ute around, did about 200km, was wondering why fuel guage wasn't going down, flicked tank switch, almost half a tank gone in tank 1, had me buggered, other tank was almost still full besides slop over. So I am reading the wrong tank, this straight away told me there was a wiring problem, but I'd checked EVERYTHING in the back near the tanks.... time to head forward. The tank on the passenger side IS the main tank , just the same as a standard Longreach(Tank-switch position 1) , the auxiluary tank (Tank-switch position 2) is on the drivers side. I thought I was going crazy..... lol It all came down to relay wiring for the tank selector...... on mine, from the factory......it's backwards...... lol I know its a factory error because the wiring has been loomed with the wires made those lengths. Takes a little fiddling after ya finish fixing it to loom it up nicely because of the differing lengths... i forgot pics...soz If you check the 2 relays for the tank selector in the drivers side kick panel with the wiring diagrams below , it makes sense. I actually had to change over 2 wires from each relay to the opposite relay. The two offender are the black/white stripe wire, and the pink wire on the other relay, swap em over, tank reads and feeds from the correct tank. ........Oh and make sure the plug for the back of the tank switch are Red/Yellow on outside and Red on inside. Here's some pics and wiring diagrams to make it a bit easier mate......... The Outback dual tank wiring schematic..... The Outback Fuel selector relay section and wiring codes. PLEASE NOTE...... The wiring for socket is looking at it from the top of the relay, with relay out of the socket! And these diagrams are the CORRECT way it should be wired. The Relay pin on both relays is the left one. Relay one should be pink (mine was black/white), and Relay 2 should be Black/White(mine was pink). It's easy to tell relay 1 from 2..... relay one has pink and black wires running to the centre pin, on relay 2 it is black. Wiring corrected on Relay 1....... Wiring corrected on Relay 2........ Here is the wiring for the front of the Outback...... Here is a simplified version of the wiring for the fuel tank set up........ The Brass T piece that is inserted as a common fuel delivery line wasn't doing it for me, that nice valve sitting there.. just doing nothing.... shits me.... Also I want the selector valve to hold the pressure while ute sits around to rest on one pump, not two pumps, and I like you Demmo, think there is some funky siphoning effect happening when the brass T-piece is used. The connections for the fuel tanks to selector valve and onto the motor are as so........ Here is a couple of pictures to compare, please note return lines go on Top smaller lugs, and fuel supply lines go to the Bottom lugs....... Aux on Drivers Side (as pictured) Main Tank on Passenger side (as pictured)........ I have also used the "L" shaped adapter filters on the pumps as it lets them get deeper in the slop can, so you get all your fuel. Check the sender assemblies, the more horizontal of the two pump holders goes in the Aux Tank (Drivers side), the more vertical one goes in the Main Tank (Passenger side). Ok mate, that should make it piss easy. The valve shuts off the tank not selected on the dash switch, I am reading the correct level for each tank, when switched. Position 1- Main tank. Position 2 (out) Aux Tank. While you have the tank cover off , put ya ear to the tank while car is running on selected tank and make sure they are switching properly........ then bolt it all back up and it's Beer 'O'Clock...... hehe..... rest tomorrow..... Please note, the slop over from tank to tank on these models is quite bad when cornering hard, so if ya lose fuel from the Aux to the Main tank, it's normal. I will try and find a way to prevent this later. Ford On! Jack.

PM and schematics etc sent to your inbox mate. Welcome and hope that helps.[emoji106] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

You got an EL XR6 ecu? If so your lucky. Rare as rocking horse shite. I got one in my box here. 6TAC. You might need-, MAP sensor, usually on body behind coolant tank on XG or similiar spot on E series,, just because xf run a MAF set up. Pin outs are on ECU , so easy peasy. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Has anyone tried just using the pinouts on the ecu and running the ecu as a stand alone unit? Pre smartlock ecu are cheap and everybody is after EL ecus for chipping. The EL ecu I have played with as well, bit faster processing, can plug a j3 in (which tuners HATE because to affect changes to the j3 chip for tuning, it has to be unplugged, programmed and replaced, tuners do stuff on the dyno in REAL time.) To tell you the truth runs better with less probs on a standard XH ecu, which is EL without all the fruit, but still has Fartlock. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Maybe go a carb mate. You can run a carb in an xf as they came out with them. Then theres no wiring probs. Good manifold (Aussiespeed) and a nice carb around 450cfm, 600 holley is a lil large. ECUs, wiring, sensors suck, can chase your tail. Good carby set up on a 4L....sound tits and you can go larger cams and only change is springs, retainers etc.....no chips, no retuning the motor for changes. Just need a carby fuel pump and reg. Use a Carter Gold series pump and Malpassi fuel reg set up.[emoji106] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Mmmmmmm.....shiney Big Block......[emoji106][emoji2957] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Not sure mate. Good big blocks are getting harder to find. I just like watching you put them together. [emoji106][emoji41] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Thats looking Awesome mate.[emoji106] Doing great. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Lol. That engine stand looks a bit weighted now.[emoji106] Nice job on the motor, looks real nice. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Awesome.....me likey.[emoji106][emoji482] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Go the big block![emoji106][emoji482] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Sounds like a sound plan. Best of luck 2red, hope the buisness goes well. Every Ford man loves a Big Block......[emoji482][emoji106][emoji41] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

You can paint over chrome, you will only see the outer edge right? Get some rough as guts sandpaper, tear the chrome finish up so the paint has something to bond to, then cross sand with 80 grit, that will hold colour. Smooth surface can also be sprayed over with etching spray and then sprayed with black also. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Heres a listing for a mellings oil pump, I think you can use their oil pick up on all of their pumps. Pump $70, pick up $65. If not, wreckers mate, pull sump off, grab pick up, make sure filter screen is good.....done. Take home , clean up and chuck her on.[emoji106][emoji40] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Yeah I got to admit every 460 I have ever seen done the heads got binned in favour of better breathing ones.[emoji106][emoji40] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Awesome. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Nice one Sam, probably not everyones cup of tea but 10/10 for originality and doing something different.[emoji106][emoji40] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Hey Searley, Nason or similar like Permaseal, they are a decent set for not a lot of coins ,unless your going high hp ,no need for studs really. ARP bolts for sure for flywheels etc or big end bolts. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Turn it upside down....lol. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Because a Crossy with a carb sounds mint with a nice cam......and you have a mountain of parts. [emoji40][emoji106] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

XF and XG should be the same radiator, as it's the same front end. E series are the rounded front end that came out later on the xh, so you will probably find they are the interchangeable ones for straight bolt in. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Try rocking the wheel backwards and forwards, might be the steering lock. Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk

Little Esky is starting to look good.[emoji106] Sent from my motorola edge 20 pro using Tapatalk